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Famous people · Union

Born near Union: 14 famous people within 35 miles

The best known of them is Tommy Thompson, with articles in 23 languages. The nearest, Bob Wood, was born in La Farge, 7 mi away. Of the towns next door, Greenwood lists Velma Caldwell Melville. No entry yet names Union as a birthplace.

#1 best knownTommy ThompsonPolitics & Law · born 1941
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Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Tommy Thompson
Best known
Tommy Thompson
in 23 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Union’s famous people

Close to homeEvery name here comes from a town within 35 miles, 14 in all.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Union

They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miHillsboro · 5Viola · 3Elroy · 3La Farge · 2Wonewoc · 1Union
Tommy Thompson

Tommy Thompson

born 1941

19th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services; 42nd Governor of Wisconsin

Politics & LawElroy · 15 miWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

The longest list nearby is Greenwood’s, with one.

Velma Caldwell MelvilleGreenwoodVelma Caldwell Melville

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 (7)
  • Tommy Thompson: Department of Health and Human Services., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Marc Mitscher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Charles R. Savage: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Byron D. Shear: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Oscar A. Mitscher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Warren Prevey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Velma Caldwell Melville: T. W. Herringshaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons