Milnor waxa uu ku dhashay Febraayo 20, 1931 magaalada Orange, New Jersey. Aabihiis wuxuu ahaa J. Willard Milnor, hooyadiisna Emily Cox Milnor. Waxuu ahaa arday jaamacadeed oo jaamacadda Princeton ah waxaana loo magacaabay Putnam Fellow 1949 iyo 1950 sidoo kale wuxuu cadeeyay Fary <unk> Milnor theorem. Wuxuu sii waday inuu ka qalin jabiyo jaamacadda Princeton isaga oo hoos yimaada Ralph Fox wuxuuna soo gudbiyay shahaadadiisa, oo cinwaankeedu ahaa "Isotopy of Links", oo ku saabsan kooxaha isku xidhka (caadiga ah ee kooxda isku xidhka caadiga ah) iyo qaab dhismeedka isku xidhka la xidhiidha, 1954. Markii uu dhameystiray dhakhtarnimadiisa wuxuu ku sii waday inuu ka shaqeeyo Princeton. Wuxuu ahaa borofisar Machadka Daraasaadka Sare laga soo bilaabo 1970 ilaa 1990. Su'aal: Halkee ayuu Milnor ku dhashay?
Magaalada Orange ee gobolka New Jersey