
Born near Ellsborough Township: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Todd Bouman, from Ruthton, 5 mi away. Richard F. Kneip is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. In all of Minnesota, the famous people on record come from 416 towns. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Ellsborough Township.
What stands out about Ellsborough Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Ellsborough Township
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Ralph E. Gryte
1903–1965American politician – Minnesota -House 1933-36 (District 12)



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ellsborough 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.
Photo credits (4)
- Richard F. Kneip: State of South Dakota, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Bouman: Jame and Jess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barney Goltz: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl C. Rasmussen: Los Angeles Times, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons