
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ball Club
John Linder, born in Deer River, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Judy Garland, with articles in 153 languages. No famous person’s birth in Ball Club is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Minnesota belongs to Duluth, with 50.
What stands out about Ball Club’s famous people
Famous people born near Ball Club
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Judy Garland
1922–1969American actress, singer, dancer and vaudevillian



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ball Club 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 (5)
- Judy Garland: Eric Carpenter (1909-1976) for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Johnson: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Hill: Cdenowh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Goligoski: Pens Through My Lens, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Linder: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons