#12 famous people come from Long Lake, Jon Leuer the best known
Most widely known is Jon Leuer, the American basketball player, with articles in 20 languages. Melissa Keller is the only other name on the list. The earliest on the list is Melissa Keller, born in 1978, and the youngest Jon Leuer, born in 1989. No town in Minnesota lists more than Duluth, with 50.

Born in Long Lake
#1What Long Lake is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Also called Long Lake home
Born elsewhere, Marilyn Carlson Nelson lived here.
Who’s the most famous person from Long Lake?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Long Lake’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Long Lake and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Jon Leuer: Tristan_Thompson_prepares_to_shoot.jpg: Erik Drost derivative work: Arbor to SJ, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons