
Born near Blue Hill Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Bob Backlund, from Princeton, 6 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Blue Hill Township. 447 of the towns in Minnesota list at least one person. The longest list of any town in Minnesota belongs to Duluth, with 50.
What stands out about Blue Hill Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Blue Hill Township
Nobody born in Blue Hill Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Rod Grams
1948–2013American politician, television personality and businessman


Dorothy Stahl Brady
1903–1977American mathematician and economist



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blue Hill 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 (6)
- Bob Backlund: Miguel Discart from Bruxelles, Belgique, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Przybilla: File:Pryzmw.jpg: Mwinog2777 derivative work: Shakeydeal33, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Sherk: Singhbprawet at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Otto: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Prosser: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Magdalyn Ewen: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons