18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Eureka Township
Brady Skjei, born in Lakeville, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Peter Agre, with articles in 64 languages. Next door, Lakeville lists 13, led by Brady Skjei. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Eureka Township.
What stands out about Eureka Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Eureka Township
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




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









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Famous people from the towns next door
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eureka 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 (14)
- Peter Agre: Nobel Media, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Siri Hustvedt: Hreinn Gudlaugsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Ryan Poehling: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennie Lasby Tessmann: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
