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Famous people · Downing

No one born in Downing has made the famous people list yet

In all of Wisconsin, the famous people on record come from 644 towns. No town in Wisconsin lists more than Racine, with 85. After Racine, the next longest list in Wisconsin is Green Bay’s, with 57.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Downing), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Downing has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

Back to Downing

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Downing and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.