Famous people · Wheatland
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wheatland
Closest of all is Milt Gantenbein, from New Albin, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Edwin G. Krebs, with articles in 48 languages. The list for Wheatland is empty for now. The longest list in Wisconsin is Racine’s, with 85 names.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Edwin G. Krebs
Best known
Edwin G. Krebs
in 48 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wheatland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wheatland
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Amos Fries
1873–1963Second chief of the United States Army's Chemical Warfare Service
Roger Halvorson
1934–2014American politician and businessperson
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wheatland 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 (5)
- Butch Vig: Holywood56, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark C. Lee: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Gillett: Bushnell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Fries: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Patterson: Breisch-Williams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons