
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Custer Township
Barney Goltz, born in Balaton, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Steve Zahn, with articles in 68 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Custer Township yet. No town in Minnesota lists more than Duluth, with 50.
What stands out about Custer Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Custer Township
Nobody born in Custer Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Custer 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)
- Har Mar Superstar: Kingcutie, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mally Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Olson: CandL and Colorcraft, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Vickerman: SWMNPoliSciProject (Uploads), Public domain, 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
- Curt Brasket: User:CWedin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons