Born near West Kewaunee: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Terry Jorgensen, was born in Kewaunee, 3 mi away. Zack Snyder is the most widely known, written about in 59 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in West Kewaunee. No town in Wisconsin lists more than Racine, with 85.
What stands out about West Kewaunee’s famous people
Famous people born near West Kewaunee
Nobody born in West Kewaunee is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Lary J. Swoboda
1939–2012Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; schoolteacher






Curly Lambeau
1898–1965American football player, coach, and executive


James L. Perry
born 1948American professor of public and environmental affairs
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Kewaunee has the most on record, with 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Kewaunee 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 (9)
- Zack Snyder: Elen Nivrae at https://www.flickr.com/photos/nivrae/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Shalhoub: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin MacLeod: Kevin MacLeod, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay DeMerit: Djdannyp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mona Simpson: Rodrigo Fernández, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydia Clarke: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Walsh: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Curly Lambeau: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Edward O'Konski: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
