Famous people · Turtle
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Turtle
The nearest, Danica Patrick, was born in Beloit, 4 mi away. Paul Ryan is the most widely known, written about in 59 languages. Across the town line, Beloit lists 39, Danica Patrick first. Not one famous person on record comes from Turtle yet.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Paul Ryan
Best known
Paul Ryan
in 59 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Turtle’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Turtle
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Roy Chapman Andrews
1884–1960American explorer, naturalist, and writer
Bessica Medlar Raiche
1875–1932American aviator, dentist, and physician
Juan Conway McNabb
1925–2016First bishop of the Diocese of Chulucanas in the Piura Region of Peru
Paul Ryan
born 1970Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019
Russ Feingold
born 1953Wisconsin politician; three-term U.S. Senator
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Beloit lists the most people: 39.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Turtle 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 (13)
- Danica Patrick: Xuthoria, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Chapman Andrews: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Feingold: Russ for Wisconsin from United States, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Steil: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Budd: Johan Hagemeyer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Hough: Kroon, Ron / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Zander: EdisonCarter47, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Frederick: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank P. Woods: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Samuel Goodland: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Schutt: 1225UserName, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Perring: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William G. Wheeler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons