Famous people · Athens Township
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Athens Township
The nearest, Blake Bjorklund, was born in Isanti, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Giorgos Papandreou, with articles in 67 languages. Of the bordering towns, St. Francis has the longest list: 3, with Sean Sherk at the top. The list for Athens Township is empty for now.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Giorgos Papandreou
Best known
Giorgos Papandreou
in 67 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Athens Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Athens Township
Nobody born in Athens Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Terry Baxter
born 1957American politician in the state of Iowa
Biggie Munn
1908–1975American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
Giorgos Papandreou
born 1952Greek politician, president of the Socialist International
Lonnie Hammargren
1937–2023Nevada neurosurgeon, politician, and collector
Garrison Keillor
born 1942American author, storyteller, humorist, voice actor, and radio personality
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Close by, the fullest list is St. Francis’, at 3 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Athens Township 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 (13)
- Giorgos Papandreou: Basilis Filis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace McCallum: Mypurplelightsaber, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Sheehy: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Sherk: Singhbprawet at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kerri Hoskins: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Bischoff: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Magdalyn Ewen: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonnie Erickson: Wayde Harrison, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Morin: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Biggie Munn: NCAA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David S. Doty: U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peyton Hemp: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claire Butorac: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons