
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Unity
The nearest, George Washington Blanchard, was born in Colby, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Andrew Rock, with articles in 16 languages. Across Wisconsin, the lists cover 646 towns. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Unity.
What stands out about Unity’s famous people
Famous people born near Unity
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Arthur Chester Dahlberg
1896–1964American food scientist




Mark Tauscher
born 1977American sportsperson and gridiron football player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Unity 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)
- George Washington Blanchard: Collections of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Tauscher: Mike Morbeck, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Lazich: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Phair: Mack Male, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Fritsch: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Nelson: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandra A. Gregory: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons