
Born near Brewster: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Carl Stockdale, from Worthington, 8 mi away. Harold Hotelling is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Brewster. In Minnesota, 410 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Brewster’s famous people
Famous people born near Brewster
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Dwaine Hoberg
1925–1984American football coach and wrestling promoter

Harvey Edwin Swennes
1899–1964American politician – Minnesota -House 1939-40 (District 14)
Harold Hotelling
1895–1973American statistician and econometrician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brewster 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 (2)
- Carl Stockdale: Siegel-Cooper Publishers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garland Buckeye: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons