John Bradley
1923–1994Navy corpsman in World War II, flagraiser at Iwo Jima
Famous people · Vilas
Born near Vilas: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John Bradley, from Antigo, 13 mi away. The best known of them is Wendy Boglioli, with articles in 14 languages. No entry yet names Vilas as a birthplace. In Wisconsin, 646 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Wendy Boglioli
Best known
Wendy Boglioli
in 14 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Vilas’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Vilas
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ralph D. Hetzel
1882–1947Tenth president of Penn State University
Walter B. Chilsen
1885–1982American newspaper editor and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vilas 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)
- John Bradley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- D. Wayne Lukas: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Edgar Tewes: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest J. Dawley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Piskula: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward S. Jordan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph D. Hetzel: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter B. Chilsen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons