19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Delton Township
Al Arndt, born in Comfrey, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Maria Schneider, with articles in 23 languages. No famous person on record lists Delton Township as their birthplace yet. Across Minnesota, the lists cover 416 towns.
What stands out about Delton Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Delton Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Orlando J. Heinitz
1921–2007American politician and businessman
Herman Becker Fast
1887–1938American politician – Minnesota -- "H.B." House 1931-32 (District 9); House 1935-36 (District 9)
Adrien Stoutenburg
1916–1982American poet and children's writer



Bernie Bierman
1894–1977American college football player and coach


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Delton 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)
- Glen Taylor: Gary Camarato, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Olson: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernie Bierman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilbert Esau: Minnesota Secretary of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kurt Daudt: MNCD4Conservative (YouTube), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marty Seifert: MNCD4Conservative, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons