Born near Cascade: 21 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Orton Keyes, was born in Waldo, 3 mi away. David Leitch is the most widely known, written about in 31 languages. No famous person’s birth in Cascade is on record yet. 646 towns in Wisconsin have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Cascade’s famous people
Famous people born near Cascade
Nobody born in Cascade is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.










Nicolas Hammann
born 1993American professor race car driver




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cascade 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.
Photo credits (14)
- David Leitch: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Evers: Tony Evers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Wolf: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis E. McGovern: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hildegarde: The management logo is mostly cut off; it appears to be MCA-Music Corporation of America. While the photographer's name is partly cut off, there is enough to see the name: Maurice Seymour., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Paulsen: David on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Van Pelt: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Weisse: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Schwartz: Oomwa at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Milke Flores: Los Angeles Police Department, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Gillen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lindee Brill: Wisconsin State government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicolas Hammann: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- D. C. Coolidge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons