Photo: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0No famous person born in Merrimac is listed yet
Baraboo, which borders it, has 22 on its list, the best known Daryl Morey. 681 towns across Wisconsin can name a famous person born there. The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85. After Racine, the next longest list in Wisconsin is Green Bay’s, with 57.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Merrimac), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Merrimac has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Merrimac
Of the towns around it, Baraboo has the most on record: 22.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Merrimac and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- Daryl Morey: Morbidthoughts, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert G. Siebecker: Hunter, Paul F., Editor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James S. Towers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons