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Famous people · Cochrane

18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cochrane

The nearest, Edwin F. Ganz, was born in Waumandee, 7 mi away. Winona Ryder is the most widely known, written about in 100 languages. In Wisconsin, 662 towns have someone on the list. Not one famous person on record comes from Cochrane yet.

#2 best knownTracy CaulkinsSports · born 1963
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Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Winona Ryder
Best known
Winona Ryder
in 100 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Cochrane’s famous people

Close to home18 notable people were born within 35 miles of Cochrane.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Cochrane

They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miWinona · 6Wabasha · 5Waumandee · 2Kellogg · 1Altura · 1Cochrane
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Fay George Child

1908–1965

American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1951-62 (District 24); Senate 1963-65 (District 22)

Politics & LawWabasha · 14 miWikipedia ↗
Tracy Caulkins

Tracy Caulkins

born 1963

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, Order of Australia recipient

SportsWinona · 15 miWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cochrane 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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