Seymour Cray
1925–1996Applied mathematician, computer scientist, and electrical engineer
Famous people · Lafayette
Born near Lafayette: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Seymour Cray, born in Chippewa Falls, 5 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Lafayette. Over the border in Chippewa Falls, 23 names are on record, led by Seymour Cray. 649 towns across Wisconsin can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Seymour Cray
Best known
Seymour Cray
in 46 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lafayette’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lafayette
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Dustin Pfundheller
born 1986American dentist, YouTuber, explorer, vlogger
Steve Gunderson
born 1951CEO of the Council on Foundations
Vincent Mroz
1922–2008American football player and United States Secret Service agent
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Famous people from the towns next door
Chippewa Falls has the longest list next door: 23.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lafayette 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.
Photo credits (11)
- Seymour Cray: Michael Hicks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roderick Strong: Courtney Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Vernon: Nikko Russano, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Wiley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Blystone: Film screenshot (Monogram Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake McCabe: Xgeorg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Gunderson: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddy Waller: Film screenshot (Producers Releasing Corporation), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Thurston: Topps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Whitney Burns: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward O. Shaw: Scene Camera Operator: Unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons