No famous person from Avoca yet, but Orion next door has 1
Racine’s 85 names make the longest list in Wisconsin. After Racine, the next longest list in Wisconsin is Green Bay’s, with 57. Across Wisconsin, 646 towns list someone born there. The best known born in Orion is George H. Hodges.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Avoca), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Avoca has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Avoca
The most names next door are in Orion: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Avoca and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- George H. Hodges: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons