
Born near Green Prairie Township: 11 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Brian Kobilka, was born in Little Falls, 5 mi away. Over the border in Little Falls, 20 names are on record, led by Brian Kobilka. No famous person on record lists Green Prairie Township as their birthplace yet. Across Minnesota, the lists cover 448 towns.
What stands out about Green Prairie Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Green Prairie Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Louise Erdrich
born 1954American-Ojibwe poet, novelist, and children's writer







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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Green Prairie Township.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Green Prairie 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 (9)
- Brian Kobilka: Charles Parnot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Erdrich: Alessio Jacona from Rome, Italy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duane Bobick: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Stumpf: John Ruckman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Hanowski: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carmen Hill: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Rosenmeier: State of Minnesota, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joyce Peppin: Mark Dayton, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Jewett Carnes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
