Lorine Niedecker Cottage · Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC0No famous person yet from Sumner
Next door, Albion lists 3, led by Rasmus Bjørn Anderson. In all of Wisconsin, the famous people on record come from 649 towns. No town in Wisconsin lists more than Racine, with 85. Green Bay has the second-longest list in Wisconsin, after Racine, with 57.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Sumner), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Sumner has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Sumner
Albion leads the towns around it, with 3 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sumner 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)
- Rasmus Bjørn Anderson: Rasmus B. Anderson (1846-1837), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Sullivan: Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Kindlin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons


