Born near Kanaranzi Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Ellis Yarnal Berry is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. Closest of all is Donald Jay Grout, from Rock Rapids, 8 mi away. The list for Kanaranzi Township is empty for now. The longest list in Minnesota is Duluth’s, with 50 names.
What stands out about Kanaranzi Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Kanaranzi Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Constance Congdon
born 1944American playwright and librettist





Agnes Allen
1930–2012All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kanaranzi 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)
- Ellis Yarnal Berry: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia A. Thiel: Ellen.R.Thiel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Vanden Bosch: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Locker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Starr: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons