
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Burnstown Township
Closest of all is Glen Taylor, from Springfield, 3 mi away. Next door, the list for Springfield holds 9, Glen Taylor first. No famous person on record lists Burnstown Township as their birthplace yet. Duluth’s 50 names make the longest list in Minnesota.
What stands out about Burnstown Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Burnstown Township
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Bernie Bierman
1894–1977American college football player and coach




Adrien Stoutenburg
1916–1982American poet and children's writer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Springfield leads the towns around it, with 9 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burnstown 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)
- Glen Taylor: Gary Camarato, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Jensen: Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernie Bierman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kurt Daudt: MNCD4Conservative (YouTube), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marty Seifert: MNCD4Conservative, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Fischer: Elaine B. Mitchell (editor), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
