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Famous people · Vienna

15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Vienna

Closest of all is Sean Anders, from DeForest, 4 mi away. John Bardeen is the most widely known, written about in 95 languages. Next door, DeForest lists one, Sean Anders. Not one famous person on record comes from Vienna yet.

#1 best knownJohn BardeenScience & Medicine · 1908–1991
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15
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
John Bardeen
Best known
John Bardeen
in 95 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Vienna’s famous people

★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Vienna

They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miMadison · 6Lodi · 2DeForest · 1Waunakee · 1Leeds · 1Poynette · 1Vienna
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vienna 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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