Irving Phillips
1904–2000American cartoonist, playwright, television scriptwriter, author, illustrator and educator
Famous people · Wellington
Born near Wellington: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Irving Phillips, born in Wilton, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Tommy Thompson, with articles in 23 languages. Of the towns next door, Wilton lists Irving Phillips. No town in Wisconsin lists more than Racine, with 85.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Tommy Thompson
Best known
Tommy Thompson
in 23 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wellington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wellington
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Tommy Thompson
born 194119th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services; 42nd Governor of Wisconsin
Anne Nicol Gaylor
1926–2015American atheist and campaigner for abortion rights
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Famous people from the towns next door
Wilton leads the towns around it, with one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wellington 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)
- Tommy Thompson: Department of Health and Human Services., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Mitscher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Esch: G. V. Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Emmet Sheridan: John E Sheridan (illustrator), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. J. Mortensen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar A. Mitscher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Prevey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons