
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Trade Lake
Carol Merrill, born in Frederic, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Molly Engstrom, with articles in 11 languages. No famous person’s birth in Trade Lake is on record yet. 672 towns across Wisconsin can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Trade Lake’s famous people
Famous people born near Trade Lake
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Rodney Erickson
born 194617th President of Pennsylvania State University
Erin Gloria Ryan
born 1983American screenwriter, speechwriter, and television producer


Gus Johnson
born 1995American YouTube comedian and podcast host

Jon Rydberg
born 1977American wheelchair tennis and basketball player

Harvey L. Dueholm
1910–198020th century American politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Trade Lake 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 (5)
- Molly Engstrom: Sara Melikian, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leo Chenal: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carol Merrill: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gus Johnson: Cold Ones Clips, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Rydberg: OhanaUnitedTalk page, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons