Born near Cordova Township: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John E. Simonett, from Le Center, 4 mi away. Rick Rude is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. Famous people are on record for 441 of the towns in Minnesota. The longest list of any town in Minnesota belongs to Duluth, with 50.
What stands out about Cordova Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Cordova Township
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

John Albert Johnson
1861–1909American politician from Minnesota




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cordova 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 (5)
- Rick Rude: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joanne Benson: Minnesota Senate Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Godfrey G. Goodwin: U.S. Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Tolan: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Denzer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons