Jay Wright Forrester
1918–2016American operations researcher
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Closest of all is Jay Wright Forrester, from Anselmo, 19 mi away. The list for West Union Township is empty for now. In all of Nebraska, the famous people on record come from 246 towns. The longest list of any town in Nebraska belongs to Lincoln, with 45.

They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
American operations researcher

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Union Township 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.