Famous people · Byron Township
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Byron Township
Closest of all is Carlie Wagner, from New Richland, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Leroy Shield, with articles in 11 languages. Wilton Township’s list, next door, has 3 names, Philo Hall first among them. In all of Minnesota, the famous people on record come from 447 towns.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Leroy Shield
Best known
Leroy Shield
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Byron Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Byron Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Morton Dauwen Zabel
1901–1964Educator; Craft and Character
Leroy Shield
1893–1962American film score and radio composer, pianist, session musician
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Byron Township?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Byron Township’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Byron Township.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Byron 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 (8)
- Leroy Shield: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray John Madden: US Congress Joint Cmte on Printing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Wood Riddick: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Sheran: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Buendorf: David Hume Kennerly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cooper Boone: Mark Veeder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Terrell: Kansas City Royals, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philo Hall: South Dakota Legislature., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons