
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Blackberry Township
Closest of all is Andy Sertich, from Coleraine, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Judy Garland, with articles in 153 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Blackberry Township. 416 towns in Minnesota have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Blackberry Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Blackberry Township
The 19 best known born 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 Blackberry 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 (12)
- Judy Garland: Eric Carpenter (1909-1976) for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert R. Gilruth: Public domain, 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
- Kleggie Hermsen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Sertich: Roberta F., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Gernander: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Hauser: BKLuis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Ivancie: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Hongisto: San Franciscans for Responsible Elections, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Babe LeVoir: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beau Geisler: mark6mauno, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons