16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Browning
Closest of all is Jeane Dixon, from Medford, 6 mi away. Over the border in Medford, 8 names are on record, led by Jeane Dixon. No famous person’s birth in Browning is on record yet. Across Wisconsin, the lists cover 645 towns.
What stands out about Browning’s famous people
Famous people born near Browning
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







Arthur Chester Dahlberg
1896–1964American food scientist


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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Medford’s, at 8 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Browning 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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- Charles Winninger: Trailer screenshot Licencing information : https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Perkins: TV series episode (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Blanchard: Collections of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erny Pinckert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Decker: Russ Decker speaking at the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO 25th Biennial Convention in 2008.jpg: aflcio derivative work: Delaywaves, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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- Philip Nelson: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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