Harold Hotelling
1895–1973American statistician and econometrician
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The nearest, Harold Hotelling, was born in Fulda, 11 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Elk Township. The Minnesota lists hold names for 413 towns. The longest list in Minnesota is Duluth’s, with 50 names.
The 2 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
American statistician and econometrician
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Elk Township’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elk 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.