Famous people · Trenton
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Trenton
The nearest, Dell Matthews, was born in Fox Lake, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Laura Ramsey, with articles in 30 languages. Beaver Dam, which borders it, has 20 on its list, the best known Delia Akeley. No famous person’s birth in Trenton is on record yet.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Laura Ramsey
Best known
Laura Ramsey
in 30 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Trenton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Trenton
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lewis Ralph Jones
1864–1945Botanist and agricultural biologist
Florence Eliza Allen
1876–1960American mathematician and women's suffrage activist
Jeffrey Wood
born 1969American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly member
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Famous people from the towns next door
Beaver Dam leads the towns around it, with 20 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Trenton 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 (10)
- Laura Ramsey: gdcgraphics, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Stiemsma: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael E. Burke: Homer Bishop Hubbell, author. S. J. Clarke (Chicago, IL) publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Kastenmeier: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Troy Nehls: Ed Uthman from Houston, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Hawks, Jr.: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Ralph Jones: Courtesy of Dr. W. A. Orton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lester Johnson: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederic George Young: Oregon Historical Society (Life time: (organization, not individual)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons