Famous people · Farwell
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Farwell
Pearl McIver, born in Lowry, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Peter Krause, with articles in 47 languages. No entry yet names Farwell as a birthplace. Across Minnesota, 413 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Peter Krause
Best known
Peter Krause
in 47 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Farwell’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Farwell
Nobody born in Farwell is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Loziene Julius Lee
1907–1999American politician – Minnesota -- "L.J." House 1961-66 (District 65); House 1967-72 (District 65B)
Edward Hanson
1889–1959U.S. Navy Vice admiral and Governor of American Samoa
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Farwell 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 (8)
- Peter Krause: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duane Hanson: Bernard Gotfryd photograph collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Van Dyke: U.S. Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Hanson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Anderson: Mark Dayton, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Sanders: United Farmers Historical Society, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pearl McIver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Inez Trueman: Ktrueman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons