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Famous people · Melrose

Born near Melrose: 18 famous people within 35 miles

Deke Slayton is the most widely known, written about in 40 languages. Closest of all is Virgil Roberts, from Mindoro, 9 mi away. Famous people are on record for 649 of the towns in Wisconsin. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Melrose.

#1 best knownDeke SlaytonScience & Medicine · 1924–1993
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18
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Deke Slayton
Best known
Deke Slayton
in 40 Wikipedia languages

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Famous people born near Melrose

Nobody born in Melrose is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

10 mi20 mi35 miSparta · 5Black River Falls · 4Onalaska · 4West Salem · 3Bangor · 1Melrose
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Melrose 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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