
Born near Westford: 24 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Greg Stiemsma, was born in Randolph, 4 mi away. Next door, Beaver Dam lists 20, led by Delia Akeley. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Westford. Across Wisconsin, 669 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Westford’s famous people
Famous people born near Westford
Nobody born in Westford is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.







Frederic George Young
1858–1929American educator; professor of economics and sociology at the University of Oregon, historian
Frederick J. Stare
1910–2002American nutritionist and teacher
Jeffrey Wood
born 1969American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly member
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Famous people from the towns next door
Beaver Dam has the longest list next door: 20.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Westford 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)
- Greg Stiemsma: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael E. Burke: Homer Bishop Hubbell, author. S. J. Clarke (Chicago, IL) publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Kastenmeier: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Troy Nehls: Ed Uthman from Houston, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Baldwin: flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Davy Jones: Issued by: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederic George Young: Oregon Historical Society (Life time: (organization, not individual)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
