
Dick Lane
1899–1982American actor and television announcer
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Dick Lane, born in Rice Lake, 7 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Haugen as a birthplace. Across Wisconsin, 663 towns list someone born there. The longest list in Wisconsin is Racine’s, with 85 names.
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

American actor and television announcer


1892–1938; American film director



American World War II flying ace, Medal of Honor recipient and lawyer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Haugen 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.