Famous people · Kerkhoven
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Kerkhoven
Andrew Falk, born in Murdock, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Mark Kennedy, with articles in 9 languages. No famous person’s birth in Kerkhoven is on record yet. In all of Minnesota, the famous people on record come from 447 towns.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Mark Kennedy
Best known
Mark Kennedy
in 9 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Kerkhoven’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Kerkhoven
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Howard Wads Rundquist
1901–1985American politician – Minnesota -House 1943-50 (District 24)
Kenneth L. Olson
1945–1968United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Clarence L. Gunter
1908–1990American politician – Minnesota -- "Shorty, C.L." House 1977-78 (District 21A)
Cliff Olson
1905–1990The town’s pick
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kerkhoven 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)
- Mark Kennedy: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Swenson: David Weekly from Cupertino, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Seth Olsen: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth L. Olson: The original uploader was Kumioko at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Falk: Mark Dayton, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons