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Famous people · Washburn

Born near Washburn: 7 famous people within 35 miles

The nearest, Virginia Satir, was born in Neillsville, 8 mi away. Across the town line, Grant lists one, Spencer M. Marsh. 678 towns in Wisconsin have at least one famous person on record. No famous person on record lists Washburn as their birthplace yet.

#1 best knownVirginia SatirWriting & Arts · 1916–1988
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Born nearby
7
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Virginia Satir
Best known
Virginia Satir
in 37 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Washburn’s famous people

Close to homeThe 7 names on this page were all born no farther than 35 miles away.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Washburn

They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miLoyal · 4Neillsville · 1Granton · 1Hatfield · 1Washburn
Val Imm

Val Imm

1893–1981

American politician – Minnesota -House 1933-34 (District 8); Senate 1935-62 (District 8); Senate 1963-66 (District 11)

Politics & LawGranton · 9 miWikipedia ↗
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Nearby, Grant has the most on record: one.

Spencer M. MarshGrantSpencer M. Marsh

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Washburn 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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