#1Famous people · Balaton
Balaton has one famous person on record
In 1924, the American politician Barney Goltz was born. That places their birth between 1920 and 1969. Their story is told in 2 languages. Famous people are on record for 410 of the towns in Minnesota.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Barney Goltz
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1924
Barney Goltz
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Balaton
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Balaton and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Barney Goltz: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons