
Seymour Cray
1925–1996Applied mathematician, computer scientist, and electrical engineer
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The nearest, Seymour Cray, was born in Chippewa Falls, 10 mi away. No entry yet names Jim Falls as a birthplace. Famous people are on record for 664 of the towns in Wisconsin. The longest list in Wisconsin is Racine’s, with 85 names.
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Applied mathematician, computer scientist, and electrical engineer



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jim Falls 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.