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Milwaukee Falls Lime Company · Photo: Sallyajackson · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Grafton
2 famous people were born in Grafton
Most widely known is Barbara M. Joosse, the American children's writer, with articles in 2 languages. The list has one more: the American politician Wisconsin politician Ralph Zaun. Cedarburg’s list, next door, has 8 names, Amadeus William Grabau first among them. Over 29 years of births, the list goes from Ralph Zaun (1920) to Barbara M. Joosse (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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Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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The fullest list close by belongs to Cedarburg, with 8.
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 (1)
- Amadeus William Grabau: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons