Famous people · Cooks Valley
Born near Cooks Valley: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Edward O. Shaw, from Bloomer, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Seymour Cray, with articles in 46 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Cooks Valley. Across Wisconsin, 671 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Seymour Cray
Best known
Seymour Cray
in 46 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cooks Valley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cooks Valley
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Seymour Cray
1925–1996Applied mathematician, computer scientist, and electrical engineer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cooks Valley 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 (5)
- Seymour Cray: Michael Hicks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Wiley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddy Waller: Film screenshot (Producers Releasing Corporation), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. B. Van Hollen: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward O. Shaw: Scene Camera Operator: Unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons