Born near Vinland: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Marcus Lee Hansen, from Neenah, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Willem Dafoe, with articles in 86 languages. No entry yet names Vinland as a birthplace. Lewis Hine leads the 47 names listed next door in Oshkosh.
What stands out about Vinland’s famous people
Famous people born near Vinland
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Esmir Bajraktarević
born 2005American-Bosnian association football player


Greta Van Susteren
born 1954American commentator, television personality, and lawyer

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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 4 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vinland 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 (10)
- Joseph McCarthy: United Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Hine: Lewis Hine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyrese Haliburton: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hornswoggle: Miguel Discart from Bruxelles, Belgique, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Esmir Bajraktarević: Hans Reefman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Zwigoff: Creator:Melissa Zwigoff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greta Van Susteren: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Loomis: V-spectrum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reid Ribble: US House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Bateman Keefe: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons



