Famous people · Wien
Born near Wien: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Woodrow Swancutt, born in Edgar, 3 mi away, is the closest. Over the border in Edgar, one name is on record: Woodrow Swancutt. No famous person on record lists Wien as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Charles Winninger, with articles in 17 languages.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Charles Winninger
Best known
Charles Winninger
in 17 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Wien
Nobody born in Wien is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wien 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)
- 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
- Cole Caufield: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Blanchard: Collections of the U.S. House of Representatives, 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
- Woodrow Swancutt: US Air Force standard military photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons