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Famous people · Colburn

10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Colburn

The nearest, Andy North, was born in Thorp, 9 mi away. Across Wisconsin, the lists cover 669 towns. Not one famous person on record comes from Colburn yet. The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85.

#1 best knownAndy NorthSports · born 1950
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Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Andy North
Best known
Andy North
in 9 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Colburn’s famous people

★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Colburn

They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miStanley · 5Thorp · 3Cornell · 1Colburn
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Colburn 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 (2)
  • Andy North: President (1981-1989 : Reagan). White House Photographic Office. 1981-1989, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Robert Whitney Burns: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons