Benike Family Barn · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0Elgin Township has no famous person on record yet
In all of Minnesota, the famous people on record come from 448 towns. Duluth has the most of any town in Minnesota: 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 Elgin Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Elgin Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elgin 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.