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Famous people · Adams

Born near Adams: 10 famous people within 35 miles

Johnny Sauter, born in Necedah, 14 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Orland Steen Loomis, with articles in 6 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Adams. Across Wisconsin, 647 towns list someone born there.

#1 best knownOrland Steen LoomisPolitics & Law · 1893–1942
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Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Orland Steen Loomis
Best known
Orland Steen Loomis
in 6 Wikipedia languages

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★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Adams

They were born in 2 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miMauston · 6Necedah · 4Adams
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Adams 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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