Born near Laona Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Bill Christian, born in Warroad, 9 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Garrett Hedlund, with articles in 43 languages. The longest list of any town in Minnesota belongs to Duluth, with 50. After Duluth, the next longest list in Minnesota is St. Cloud’s, with 48.
What stands out about Laona Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Laona Township
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Laona 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)
- Garrett Hedlund: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal Broten: John Croft, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Bergland: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gisele Marvin: BDZ Sports, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Ballard: Matt Boulton from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liz Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons