Famous people · Sugar Creek
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sugar Creek
Closest of all is Buddy Melges, from Elkhorn, 5 mi away. Next door, Elkhorn lists 12, led by Buddy Melges. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Sugar Creek. In all of Wisconsin, the famous people on record come from 679 towns.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Buddy Melges
Best known
Buddy Melges
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sugar Creek’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sugar Creek
Nobody born in Sugar Creek is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
John T. Kean
1857–1933American politician, lawyer and judge
Mary Elvira Weeks
1892–1975American chemist and science historian
Raymond L. Erikson
1936–2020American virologist, biologist and molecular biologist
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Elkhorn, with 12.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sugar Creek 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)
- Buddy Melges: Port of San Diego from San Diego, CA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neil Gehrels: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Neumann: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorena Hickok: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Frederick: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry A. Cooper: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene W. Chafin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons