
Born near Ida Township: 5 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Peter Krause, was born in Alexandria, 8 mi away. No famous person on record lists Ida Township as their birthplace yet. Across Minnesota, the lists cover 423 towns. Duluth’s 50 names make the longest list in Minnesota.





What stands out about Ida Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Ida Township
Nobody born in Ida Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Edward Hanson
1889–1959U.S. Navy Vice admiral and Governor of American Samoa

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ida 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 (5)
- Peter Krause: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duane Hanson: Bernard Gotfryd photograph collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Van Dyke: U.S. Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Hanson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Lasky: ACME Newspictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons