13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Stella
The nearest, Dale Wasserman, was born in Rhinelander, 10 mi away. The best known of them is Alexander H. Smith, with articles in 16 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Stella. The Wisconsin lists hold names for 646 towns.
What stands out about Stella’s famous people
Famous people born near Stella
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Robert Peters
1924–2014American poet, critic, scholar, playwright, editor and actor




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stella and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
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