
Lindsay Whalen
born 1982American Hall of Fame basketball player and coach
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Lindsay Whalen, born in Hutchinson, 4 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Hassan Valley Township. Over the border in Hutchinson, 13 names are on record, led by Lindsay Whalen. Across Minnesota, 453 towns list someone born there.
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

American Hall of Fame basketball player and coach



Chief Judge Minnesots Court of Appeals
American politician – Minnesota -House 1965-66 (District 49); House 1967-72 (District 43B)
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Hassan Valley Township’s most famous person is.
Around it, Hutchinson has the most people on record, 13 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hassan Valley 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.