Glenway Wescott
1901–1987American poet, novelist and essayist
Famous people · Wayne
Born near Wayne: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Glenway Wescott, born in Kewaskum, 6 mi away, is the closest. Across the town line, Kewaskum lists 2, Glenway Wescott first. The list for Wayne is empty for now. No town in Wisconsin lists more than Racine, with 85.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Glenway Wescott
Best known
Glenway Wescott
in 10 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wayne’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wayne
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Timothy Ramthun
born 195721st century American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly
Ward Christensen
1945–2024Computer pioneer, invented Xmodem and co-invented BBS
Rob Schrab
born 1969American actor, comedian, director and screenwriter
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The neighbour with the most names is Kewaskum, at 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wayne 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 (12)
- Glenway Wescott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynn Roethke: Todd Duncan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Steckel: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Schrab: JD Lasica, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel S. Barney: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilhelmine Key: Creator: Bachrach Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Curt Hansen: Fade2black265, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Sauerhering: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Florian Lampert: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred H. Hildebrandt: Billmckern, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward J. Henning: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Husting: Oscar Winter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons