Famous people · Lake City
Born near Lake City: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Paul Nystrom, born in Maiden Rock, 9 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Larry Brandenburg, with articles in 9 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Lake City. Across Minnesota, the lists cover 456 towns.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Larry Brandenburg
Best known
Larry Brandenburg
in 9 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lake City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lake City
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Grover C. George
1893–1976American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1947-62 (District 19)
Fay George Child
1908–1965American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1951-62 (District 24); Senate 1963-65 (District 22)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake City 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 (4)
- John R. Foley: US Government printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Nystrom: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Walter Clark: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Martin: Ryan Elwell from Vancouver, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons