
6 famous people were born within 35 miles of Atkinson Township
Closest of all is Jessica Lange, from Cloquet, 9 mi away. No famous person on record lists Atkinson Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list in Minnesota is Duluth’s, with 50 names. St. Cloud has the second-longest list in Minnesota, after Duluth, with 48.
What stands out about Atkinson Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Atkinson Township
Nobody born in Atkinson Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Atkinson 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 (4)
- Jessica Lange: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Payton: Trailer screenshot Licencing information :https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2 Uploaded by Noirish at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karson Kuhlman: Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Larson: doe-oakridge, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons