
7 famous people were born within 35 miles of La Salle
The nearest, Franklin Ellsworth, was born in St. James, 7 mi away. The list for La Salle is empty for now. Duluth has the most of any town in Minnesota: 50. After Duluth, the next longest list in Minnesota is St. Cloud’s, with 48.
What stands out about La Salle’s famous people
Famous people born near La Salle
The 7 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Adrien Stoutenburg
1916–1982American poet and children's writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Salle 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 (3)
- Franklin Ellsworth: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Becky Buller: Ctd 2005, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Norman Graven: United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons