13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sugar Camp
The nearest, Karen Burton, was born in Eagle River, 9 mi away. Alexander H. Smith is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Sugar Camp. 666 towns in Wisconsin have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Sugar Camp’s famous people
Famous people born near Sugar Camp
The 13 best known born 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 Sugar Camp 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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