Born near Gorman Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Dave Reichert, with articles in 17 languages. The nearest, Bud Tingelstad, was born in Frazee, 6 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Gorman Township. The longest list in Minnesota is Duluth’s, with 50 names.
What stands out about Gorman Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Gorman Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Larry N. Vanderhoef
1941–2015American academic and university chancellor

Dave Reichert
born 1950Former United States Representative from Washington




Jeff Johnson
born 1966American politician from Hennepin County, Minnesota
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gorman 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 (7)
- Dave Reichert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabriele Grunewald: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Thielen: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Hayes: Stuart Sevastos, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janet Benshoof: Global Justice Center, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Johnson: David Sherman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry N. Vanderhoef: University of California, Davis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons