13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Coon Creek Township
Closest of all is Leland Bush, from Russell, 4 mi away. Steve Zahn is the most widely known, written about in 69 languages. Across the town line, Russell lists one, Leland Bush. No famous person on record lists Coon Creek Township as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Coon Creek Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Coon Creek Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Ralph E. Gryte
1903–1965American politician – Minnesota -House 1933-36 (District 12)


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Famous people from the towns next door
Russell has the longest list next door, one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Coon Creek 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)
- Richard F. Kneip: State of South Dakota, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Har Mar Superstar: Kingcutie, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mally Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Bouman: Jame and Jess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barney Goltz: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl C. Rasmussen: Los Angeles Times, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons