Althea Sherman
1853–1943American ornithologist, artist and educator
Famous people · St. Olaf
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of St. Olaf
Closest of all is Althea Sherman, from Farmersburg, 2 mi away. Anne Sewell Young is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. No famous person on record lists St. Olaf as their birthplace yet. In all of Iowa, the famous people on record come from 455 towns.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Anne Sewell Young
Best known
Anne Sewell Young
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about St. Olaf’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near St. Olaf
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Francis John Dunn
1922–1989Bishop in the Catholic Church in the United States
Bertha Hofer Hegner
1862–1937Educator and promoter of the Kindergarten Movement
Chris Soules
born 1981American reality television participant
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Olaf 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.
Photo credits (7)
- Anne Sewell Young: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asle Gronna: Harris & Ewing Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Althea Sherman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. Otley Beyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Schaefer: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Bowlen: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirk Munroe: Ralph M. Munroe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons