16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Leavenworth Township
The nearest, Lefty Bertrand, was born in Cobden, 4 mi away. Next door, the list for Cobden holds Lefty Bertrand. Glen Taylor is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. No famous person on record lists Leavenworth Township as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Leavenworth Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Leavenworth Township
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Bernie Bierman
1894–1977American college football player and coach


Adrien Stoutenburg
1916–1982American poet and children's writer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Cobden counts one famous person.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Leavenworth 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)
- Glen Taylor: Gary Camarato, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Jensen: Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernie Bierman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kurt Daudt: MNCD4Conservative (YouTube), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marty Seifert: MNCD4Conservative, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Fischer: Elaine B. Mitchell (editor), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons