22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Linwood Township
Closest of all is Hunter Miska, from Stacy, 6 mi away. Molly Holly is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. Of the towns next door, Stacy lists Hunter Miska. No entry yet names Linwood Township as a birthplace.
What stands out about Linwood Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Linwood Township
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Albert Berg
1861–1920American politician – Minnesota -House 1901-02 (District 63)




Lonnie Hammargren
1937–2023Nevada neurosurgeon, politician, and collector


Terry Baxter
born 1957American politician in the state of Iowa
Lynn H. Becklin
born 1932American politician – Minnesota -House 1973-74 (District 18A); House 1985-86 (District 19A)
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Stacy’s: one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Linwood 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 (8)
- Molly Holly: Shared Account, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace McCallum: Mypurplelightsaber, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Sherk: Singhbprawet at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kerri Hoskins: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Bischoff: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Lizotte: Ryan Tanner, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Magdalyn Ewen: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Morin: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons