Robert J. Tennessen
born 1939American politician from Minnesota
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Harold Hotelling is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. Closest of all is Robert J. Tennessen, from Lismore, 6 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Wilmont. The longest list of any town in Minnesota belongs to Duluth, with 50.

The 6 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
American politician from Minnesota

American statistician and econometrician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wilmont 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.