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Jim Abrahams
1944–2024American movie director and writer
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3 famous people come from Shorewood, Jim Abrahams the best known
Jim Abrahams, the American movie director and writer, is the most widely known, written about in 29 languages. The American soccer player Mary Luba ranks second, ahead of Louis Bennett II. Across the town line, Milwaukee lists 29, Gene Wilder first. From Jim Abrahams in 1944 to Louis Bennett II in 1995, the births cover 51 years.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Jim Abrahams
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1944
Jim Abrahams
Youngest
1995
Louis Bennett II
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Shorewood
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Of the towns around it, Milwaukee has the most on record: 29.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shorewood 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 (2)
- Jim Abrahams: Eric Garcetti, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Wilder: Warner Brothers/Tandem Production, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons