
Norris L. Einertson
born 1930Retired American Army officer and chaplain
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The nearest, Norris L. Einertson, was born in Westbrook, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Harold Hotelling, with articles in 24 languages. 441 towns in Minnesota have at least one famous person on record. No famous person on record lists Des Moines River Township as their birthplace yet.

They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Retired American Army officer and chaplain
American statistician and econometrician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Des Moines River 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.