Famous people · La Grand Township
Born near La Grand Township: 6 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Peter Krause, was born in Alexandria, 4 mi away. No famous person on record lists La Grand Township as their birthplace yet. Peter Krause leads the 16 names listed next door in Alexandria. The longest list of any town in Minnesota belongs to Duluth, with 50.
Born nearby
6
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Peter Krause
Best known
Peter Krause
in 47 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about La Grand Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near La Grand Township
The 6 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Edward Hanson
1889–1959U.S. Navy Vice admiral and Governor of American Samoa
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering La Grand Township.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Grand 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 (6)
- 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
- Pearl McIver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons