
Born near Cassian: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Gerald J. Boileau, born in Woodruff, 13 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Dale Wasserman, with articles in 11 languages. No famous person’s birth in Cassian is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85.
What stands out about Cassian’s famous people
Famous people born near Cassian
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Jane Edward Schilling
1930–2017American activist, historian, and university administrator

Jay Leggett
1963–2013American actor, improvisational comedian, producer, director, screenwriter




Gail Guthrie Valaskakis
1939–2007Canadian scholar
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cassian 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 (6)
- Jay Leggett: Andrew Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Webster: Jeno's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl R. Eklund: Cyristhelad, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Ludwig: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Nilsson: Cauldroncakes (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald J. Boileau: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons