Famous people · Wahpeton
Born near Wahpeton: 22 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Maynard Reece, was born in Arnolds Park, 2 mi away. The best known of them is David Ellefson, with articles in 36 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Wahpeton yet. Waterloo has the most of any town in Iowa: 61.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
David Ellefson
Best known
David Ellefson
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wahpeton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wahpeton
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jeff Taylor
born 1961American political scientist and politician
Cuthbert Corwin Hurd
1911–1996American computer scientist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wahpeton 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 (6)
- David Ellefson: Carter Sterling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darleane C. Hoffman: Staff videographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis H. Case: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkley Bedell: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vicki Myron: Davidt8, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Thede: Moody College of Communication, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons