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Famous people · Argyle

20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Argyle

The nearest, Grover C. Winn, was born in Wiota, 5 mi away. Nathan Farragut Twining is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Argyle. The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85.

#1 best knownNathan Farragut TwiningMilitary · 1897–1982
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within 35 miles
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Nathan Farragut Twining
Best known
Nathan Farragut Twining
in 15 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Argyle’s famous people

Close to homeNearby births fill this page: 20 people from up to 35 miles away.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Argyle

The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miMonroe · 6Darlington · 5New Glarus · 4Wiota · 1Fayette · 1Gratiot · 1Perry · 1Clarno · 1Argyle
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Walter Schindler

1897–1991

Highly-decorated career officer in the United States Navy, who ultimately achieved the rank of Vice Admiral.

MilitaryNew Glarus · 13 miWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Argyle 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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