Born near La Prairie: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Of the towns next door, Grand Rapids lists the most: 28, with Judy Garland first. Closest of all is Judy Garland, from Grand Rapids, 2 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from La Prairie yet. 447 towns in Minnesota have at least one famous person on record.
#1 best knownJudy GarlandFilm, TV & Stage · 1922–1969+12more
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Prairie 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 (8)
Judy Garland: Eric Carpenter (1909-1976) for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons