Savanna Portage · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0No one from Balsam Township is on the famous people list yet
In all of Minnesota, the famous people on record come from 441 towns. The longest list of any town in Minnesota belongs to Duluth, with 50. After Duluth, the next longest list in Minnesota is St. Cloud’s, with 48.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Balsam Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Balsam Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Balsam Township 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.