Famous people · Whittlesey
Born near Whittlesey: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Jeane Dixon, born in Medford, 4 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Whittlesey yet. In Wisconsin, 679 towns have someone on the list. The longest list in Wisconsin is Racine’s, with 85 names.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Jeane Dixon
Best known
Jeane Dixon
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Whittlesey’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Whittlesey
Nobody born in Whittlesey is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Arthur Chester Dahlberg
1896–1964American food scientist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Whittlesey 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.
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- Charles Winninger: Trailer screenshot Licencing information : https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Perkins: TV series episode (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erny Pinckert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Decker: Russ Decker speaking at the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO 25th Biennial Convention in 2008.jpg: aflcio derivative work: Delaywaves, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Suder: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zachary Rhyner: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons