13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lynd Township
Steve Zahn, born in Marshall, 6 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, Marshall lists the most: 12, with Steve Zahn first. Not one famous person on record comes from Lynd Township yet. Across Minnesota, the lists cover 441 towns.
What stands out about Lynd Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Lynd Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Marshall’s, at 12 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lynd 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)
- Richard F. Kneip: State of South Dakota, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Har Mar Superstar: Kingcutie, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mally Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Olson: CandL and Colorcraft, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barney Goltz: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl C. Rasmussen: Los Angeles Times, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons