Famous people · Union
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Union
Mary Pat Gleason is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. Closest of all is William Walter Clark, from Plum City, 1 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Union. The nearest list is next door in Maiden Rock: one name, Paul Nystrom.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Mary Pat Gleason
Best known
Mary Pat Gleason
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Union’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Union
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mary Laschinger
born 1959Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Veritiv Corporation
Helen Parkhurst
1887–1973American educator, author, and lecturer
Thomas Dreier
1884–1976American editor, writer, advertising executive, and business theorist
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Of the towns nearby, only Maiden Rock has a name on its list.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Union 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)
- Mary Pat Gleason: Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Parkhurst: The original uploader was Dolph Kohnstamm at Dutch Wikipedia. (Original text: unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Taylor Heise: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Hinman Waskey: Edward Sanford Harrison (editor-publisher); photographer unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucius Roy Holbrook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Ames Holbrook: Uknown War Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Nystrom: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Walter Clark: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons