Famous people · Emerald Township
Born near Emerald Township: 26 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Dale Erdahl, was born in Frost, 4 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Emerald Township. Jim Hagedorn is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. Next door, the list for Frost holds 3, Dale Erdahl first.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Jim Hagedorn
Best known
Jim Hagedorn
in 12 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Emerald Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Emerald Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ernest Noral Jerome Anderson
1902–1992American politician – Minnesota -- "Ernest J." Senate 1955-62 (District 7); Senate 1963-72 (District 10)
Ludwig B. Erdahl
1889–1969American politician – Minnesota -- "L.B." House 1945-62 (District 7)
Pat Piper
1934–2016Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate and the Minnesota House of Representatives
Theodor S. Slen
1885–1986American politician – Minnesota -- "Theodore" House 1935-40 (District 24)
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Frost has the most on record, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Emerald 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 (12)
- Jim Hagedorn: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arlen Erdahl: Scroggsbro, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Magnus Hestenes: Konrad Jacobs, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Wood Riddick: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Hagedorn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Wolfe: shstrng, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Grotberg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Buendorf: David Hume Kennerly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theresa Greenfield: Theresa Greenfield, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cooper Boone: Mark Veeder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Hurley: 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
- Shannon Savick: Kriers1735, CC0, Wikimedia Commons