
8 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lake Mary Township
Peter Krause, born in Alexandria, 7 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, Alexandria lists the most: 16, with Peter Krause first. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Lake Mary Township. Across Minnesota, 451 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Lake Mary Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Lake Mary Township
The 8 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Edward Hanson
1889–1959U.S. Navy Vice admiral and Governor of American Samoa
Loziene Julius Lee
1907–1999American politician – Minnesota -- "L.J." House 1961-66 (District 65); House 1967-72 (District 65B)

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Famous people from the towns next door
1 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Mary 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 (5)
- 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
- Paul Anderson: Mark Dayton, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
