Born near Ihlen: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Jimmy Manion, born in Jasper, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Gene Amdahl, with articles in 36 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Ihlen yet. The longest list of any town in Minnesota belongs to Duluth, with 50.
What stands out about Ihlen’s famous people
Famous people born near Ihlen
Nobody born in Ihlen is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.







Dell L. Dailey
born 1949Former head of the State Department's counterterrorism office
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ihlen 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 (7)
- Gene Amdahl: Perry Kivolowitz (Pkivolowitz at en.wikipedia), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Bruns: film screenshot (Cannon Films-MGM), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vern Ehlers: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Green: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dell L. Dailey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Hager: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Petersen: 3651Crabtree, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons