Born near Crooked Creek Township: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Milt Gantenbein, from New Albin, 7 mi away. Ken Nelson is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Crooked Creek Township yet. The longest list of any town in Minnesota belongs to Duluth, with 50.

What stands out about Crooked Creek Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Crooked Creek Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Jerome O. Gunderson
1923–2016American businessman, farmer and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crooked 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.
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- Roy Patterson: Breisch-Williams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons