
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Grey Cloud Island Township
The nearest, Seann William Scott, was born in Cottage Grove, 4 mi away. F. Scott Fitzgerald is the most widely known, written about in 123 languages. Across the town line, Cottage Grove lists 7, Seann William Scott first. So far, no famous person on record was born in Grey Cloud Island Township.
What stands out about Grey Cloud Island Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Grey Cloud Island Township
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Mark Steven Johnson
born 1964American film director and writer
George Ashley Campbell
1870–1954American electrical engineer



Randy Schekman
born 1948Nobel prize winning American cell biologist

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Famous people from the towns next door
Cottage Grove has the longest list next door: 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grey Cloud Island 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)
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: Nickolas Muray, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin Calvin: "Photolab", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Schekman: Bengt Oberger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Seann William Scott: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Stepan: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Stassen: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle Fischbach: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Sexton: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Busch: Jeffrey Hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

