
8 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wagner
Lyle Mays, born in Wausaukee, 10 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Wausaukee lists one, Lyle Mays. No famous person on record lists Wagner as their birthplace yet. Across Wisconsin, the lists cover 647 towns.
What stands out about Wagner’s famous people
Famous people born near Wagner
The 8 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Arthur Gardner
1910–2014Producer and actor from the United States


John Hubley
1914–1977American animation director, art director, producer and writer of animation films

Who’s the most famous person from Wagner?
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Famous people from the towns next door
Wausaukee has the longest list next door, one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wagner 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 (4)
- Lyle Mays: Carlo "Granchius" Bonini, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Haggerty: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Petri: Online Guide to House Members and Senators, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hubley: Claudia Ross Hubley., CC0, Wikimedia Commons
