7 famous people were born within 35 miles of Blooming Prairie
Ron Kraus, born in Waltham, 10 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Blooming Prairie. The best known of them is Tim O'Brien, with articles in 23 languages. 450 towns in Minnesota have at least one famous person on record.
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Famous people born near Blooming Prairie
They were born in 2 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blooming Prairie 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)
- John Madden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Eberhart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burdette Haldorson: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Lehman: Tech. Sgt. Cohen A. Young, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons