18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Grand Lake Township
Dylan Samberg, born in Hermantown, 11 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Bob Dylan, with articles in 184 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Grand Lake Township. The longest list of any town in Minnesota belongs to Duluth, with 50.
What stands out about Grand Lake Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Grand Lake Township
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Richard Kelly
1908–1939American politician – Minnesota -- "Dick" House 1937-38 (District 60); Senate 1939 (District 60)



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grand Lake 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 (8)
- Bob Dylan: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Lange: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Berry: joesomeone2010, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gena Lee Nolin: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Payton: Trailer screenshot Licencing information :https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2 Uploaded by Noirish at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marguerite De La Motte: Photoplay magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karson Kuhlman: Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katharine Luomala: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons