
6 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wolf River
The nearest, Russ Bauers, was born in Townsend, 8 mi away. The best known of them is John Bradley, with articles in 11 languages. The list for Wolf River is empty for now. Next door, the list for Townsend holds Russ Bauers.
What stands out about Wolf River’s famous people
Famous people born near Wolf River
They were born in 2 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


John Bradley
1923–1994Navy corpsman in World War II, flagraiser at Iwo Jima



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Famous people from the towns next door
Townsend leads the towns around it, with one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wolf River 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)
- John Bradley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- D. Wayne Lukas: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest J. Dawley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Piskula: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Bauers: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
