Wilson has yet to put a famous person on the list
Famous people are on record for 646 of the towns in Wisconsin. Racine’s 85 names make the longest list in Wisconsin. After Racine, the next longest list in Wisconsin is Green Bay’s, with 57.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Wilson), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Wilson has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wilson 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.