BJ#1
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2 famous people call Grafton their birthplace
Articles in 2 languages make the American children's writer Barbara M. Joosse the best known. The other is Ralph Zaun, the American politician Wisconsin politician. Next door, Port Washington lists 13, led by Josh Gasser. The oldest name on the list belongs to Ralph Zaun, born in 1920, the newest to Barbara M. Joosse, born in 1949.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Barbara M. Joosse
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1920
Ralph Zaun
Youngest
1949
Barbara M. Joosse
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Grafton
RZ#2
Politics & Law
Ralph Zaun
1920–2010American politician Wisconsin politician
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What Grafton is known for
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Port Washington leads the towns around it, with 13 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grafton 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.
Photo credits (2)
- Josh Gasser: Richard Hurd, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amadeus William Grabau: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons