Famous people · Sterling
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sterling
The nearest, Butch Vig, was born in Viroqua, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Edwin G. Krebs, with articles in 48 languages. In all of Wisconsin, the famous people on record come from 671 towns. The list for Sterling is empty for now.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Edwin G. Krebs
Best known
Edwin G. Krebs
in 48 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Sterling
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Amos Fries
1873–1963Second chief of the United States Army's Chemical Warfare Service
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sterling 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.
Photo credits (7)
- Butch Vig: Holywood56, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark C. Lee: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Gillett: Bushnell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Fries: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dexter Bean: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludvig Hektoen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Patterson: Breisch-Williams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons