
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hersey Township
Closest of all is Carl Stockdale, from Worthington, 8 mi away. The list for Hersey Township is empty for now. The best known of them is Harold Hotelling, with articles in 24 languages. Across Minnesota, the lists cover 425 towns.
What stands out about Hersey Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Hersey Township
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Dwaine Hoberg
1925–1984American football coach and wrestling promoter
Harold Hotelling
1895–1973American statistician and econometrician

Harvey Edwin Swennes
1899–1964American politician – Minnesota -House 1939-40 (District 14)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hersey 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 (2)
- Carl Stockdale: Siegel-Cooper Publishers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garland Buckeye: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons