
Cyril Adelbert Stebbins
1880–1953American educator and agriculturalist
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Cyril Adelbert Stebbins, born in Harrisville, 7 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Springfield yet. Across Wisconsin, 670 towns list someone born there. The longest list in Wisconsin is Racine’s, with 85 names.

The 2 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

American educator and agriculturalist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Springfield 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.