Famous people · Garvin
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Garvin
The best known of them is Vin Weber, with articles in 6 languages. Closest of all is Barney Goltz, from Balaton, 6 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Garvin yet. No town in Minnesota lists more than Duluth, with 50.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Vin Weber
Best known
Vin Weber
in 6 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Garvin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Garvin
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Leo K. Thorsness
1932–2017US Air Force officer and Medal of Honor recipient
Mike Johnson
1951–2026Baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball in 1974 (San Diego)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Garvin 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 (7)
- Vin Weber: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leo K. Thorsness: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Vickerman: SWMNPoliSciProject (Uploads), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Roach: Vikingship0707, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Bruce Vogel: Ask4fish, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curt Brasket: User:CWedin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons