#1Baraboo’s famous people span 127 years: 18 births from 1850 to 1977
Daryl Morey, the American basketball executive, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. Close behind are May Wood Simons and Stuart Palmer. 7 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. The list’s best known name, Daryl Morey, dates from 1972.
Born in Baraboo
Daryl Morey, May Wood Simons and Stuart Palmer are written about in 7, 7 and 6 languages.
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#2May Wood Simons
1876–1948American writer, teacher, and socialist
When Baraboo’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1900s than in any other decade: 4.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Baraboo is known for
Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Baraboo
Here are 15 more, born from 1850 to 1977.






Herbert Cramer
1894–1963American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Baraboo 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 (8)
- Daryl Morey: Morbidthoughts, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- May Wood Simons: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stan Barnes: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellet J. Waggoner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Glodell: CAMP BELL PRODUCTIONS, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Bonnin: Mdb8900, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Reinfeldt: Houston Oilers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiny Cahoon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons