Des Moines Township has no famous person on record yet
Over the border in Jackson, 5 names are on record, led by David Ellefson. 420 of the towns in Minnesota list at least one person. The longest list of any town in Minnesota belongs to Duluth, with 50. After Duluth, the next longest list in Minnesota is St. Cloud’s, with 48.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Des Moines Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Des Moines Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Des Moines Township
Jackson has the longest list next door: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Des Moines Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- David Ellefson: Carter Sterling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons