Famous people · Sylvan
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sylvan
Henry Benn, born in Viola, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Frank Lloyd Wright, with articles in 179 languages. No famous person’s birth in Sylvan is on record yet. In Wisconsin, 646 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Frank Lloyd Wright
Best known
Frank Lloyd Wright
in 179 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sylvan’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sylvan
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Laverne Nelson Black
1887–1938American painter, illustrator, and sculptor
Raymond Leo Burke
born 1948American Catholic cardinal
Constance Kies
1934–1993American dietitian and nutrition scientist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sylvan 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 (8)
- Frank Lloyd Wright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Leo Burke: The original uploader was Geerlingguy at English Wikipedia.. According to his talk page, it was his own work, taken after a seminary graduation ceremony., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Lynda Barry: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from Greenbelt, MD, USA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vernon Wallace Thomson: Office of the Governor of Wisconsin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis B. Thayer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons