14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jackson Township
Jimmy Snuggerud, born in Chaska, 3 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, Shakopee lists the most: 12, with Jack Bergman first. The best known of them is Kevin Sorbo, with articles in 42 languages. No famous person’s birth in Jackson Township is on record yet.
What stands out about Jackson Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Jackson Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Susan Rapp
born 1965American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, Masters world record holder


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Famous people from the towns next door
Shakopee leads the towns around it, with 12 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jackson 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 (7)
- Kevin Sorbo: Seanpanderson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiffany Stratton: Diego Serrano, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Leddy: Hockeybroad, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Bergman: U.S. Secretary of War, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Rapp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Stans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rory Guilday: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

