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Famous people · Ithaca

Born near Ithaca: 17 famous people within 35 miles

The nearest, Frank Lloyd Wright, was born in Richland Center, 7 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Ithaca yet. Of the towns next door, Richland lists Milford C. Kintz. 645 towns across Wisconsin can name a famous person born there.

#1 best knownFrank Lloyd WrightWriting & Arts · 1867–1959
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Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Frank Lloyd Wright
Best known
Frank Lloyd Wright
in 179 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Ithaca’s famous people

★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Ithaca

The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miRichland Center · 6Spring Green · 5Cazenovia · 2Orion · 1Lime Ridge · 1Ithaca
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The longest list nearby is Richland’s, with one.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ithaca 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.

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