Famous people · Waubeka
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Waubeka
Closest of all is Janine P. Geske, from Port Washington, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Amadeus William Grabau, with articles in 11 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Waubeka. Famous people are on record for 679 of the towns in Wisconsin.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Amadeus William Grabau
Best known
Amadeus William Grabau
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Waubeka’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Waubeka
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Alice Clausing
born 1944Former member of the Wisconsin State Senate
Ward Christensen
1945–2024Computer pioneer, invented Xmodem and co-invented BBS
Glenway Wescott
1901–1987American poet, novelist and essayist
Timothy Ramthun
born 195721st century American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waubeka 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)
- Amadeus William Grabau: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenway Wescott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynn Roethke: Todd Duncan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Steckel: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hildegarde: The management logo is mostly cut off; it appears to be MCA-Music Corporation of America. While the photographer's name is partly cut off, there is enough to see the name: Maurice Seymour., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Thompson: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Rohlinger: Biofreeze8 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons