22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Canosia Township
Closest of all is Dylan Samberg, from Hermantown, 6 mi away. Over the border in Duluth, 50 names are on record, led by Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan is the most widely known, written about in 184 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Canosia Township yet.
What stands out about Canosia Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Canosia Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Richard Kelly
1908–1939American politician – Minnesota -- "Dick" House 1937-38 (District 60); Senate 1939 (District 60)




Richard Bong
1920–1945United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient




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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Duluth has the most on record, with 50.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Canosia 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 (12)
- Bob Dylan: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Lange: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver E. Williamson: Prolineserver, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffrey Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Berry: joesomeone2010, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gena Lee Nolin: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Bong: USAAF official photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Payton: Trailer screenshot Licencing information :https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2 Uploaded by Noirish at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marguerite De La Motte: Photoplay magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marian Nixon: Photoplay magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis B. Schwellenbach: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katharine Luomala: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
