Born near Elko New Market: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Brady Skjei, from Lakeville, 9 mi away. Peter Agre is the most widely known, written about in 64 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Elko New Market yet. In Minnesota, 467 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Elko New Market’s famous people
Famous people born near Elko New Market
Nobody born in Elko New Market is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Peter Agre
born 1949American chemist, recipient of Nobel Prize in Chemistry










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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elko New Market 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 (13)
- Peter Agre: Nobel Media, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Siri Hustvedt: Hreinn Gudlaugsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiffany Stratton: Diego Serrano, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cole Aldrich: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyus Jones: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brock Boeser: Minda Haas Kuhlmann from Omaha, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Oettinger: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Sexton: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Fitzgerald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Osnes: Photographer, Nathan Johnson, her husband (fiance at the time) http://nathanjohnsonphotography.com, CC BY 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Lindgren: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tre Jones: Keenan Hairston from Raleigh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karl Rolvaag: State of Minnesota, CC0, Wikimedia Commons