#1Famous people · Buffalo Lake
Buffalo Lake has just one famous person to its name: Ancher Nelsen
Ancher Nelsen, the American politician, was born in 1904. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. 4 languages have an article about them. In all of Minnesota, the famous people on record come from 447 towns.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Ancher Nelsen
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1904
Ancher Nelsen
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Buffalo Lake
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Buffalo Lake and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Ancher Nelsen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons