
7 famous people were born within 35 miles of Birch Creek Township
Closest of all is Ernie Nevers, from Willow River, 10 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Birch Creek Township. In all of Minnesota, the famous people on record come from 455 towns. Duluth has the most of any town in Minnesota: 50.
What stands out about Birch Creek Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Birch Creek Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Dale Eugene Wayrynen
1947–1967United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

Irene Reed
1931–2005American anthropologist, linguist, educator

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Birch Creek 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)
- Ernie Nevers: Underwood & Underwood - Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Eugene Wayrynen: The original uploader was Kumioko at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chet Gay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Christopherson: Soloscriptura, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons