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Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Byron
2 famous people were born in Byron
Steve Wittman, the American aviator, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. The other is Oscar Brookin, the united States Army Medal of Honor recipient. Of the towns next door, Fond du Lac lists the most: 38, with King Camp Gillette first. Over 35 years of births, the list goes from Oscar Brookin (1869) to Steve Wittman (1904).
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Steve Wittman
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1869
Oscar Brookin
Youngest
1904
Steve Wittman
Most common field
Military
2 people
The best known
Born in Byron
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Military
Oscar Brookin
1869–1938United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Byron 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 (2)
- King Camp Gillette: Benjamin Joseph Falk, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Strange: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons