
7 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cushing Township
Joyce Peppin, born in Randall, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Brian Kobilka, with articles in 60 languages. 410 towns in Minnesota have at least one famous person on record. No entry yet names Cushing Township as a birthplace.
What stands out about Cushing Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Cushing Township
They were born in 2 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Louise Erdrich
born 1954American-Ojibwe poet, novelist, and children's writer


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cushing 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)
- Brian Kobilka: Charles Parnot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Erdrich: Alessio Jacona from Rome, Italy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duane Bobick: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Hanowski: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joyce Peppin: Mark Dayton, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons