
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Maple Grove Township
The nearest, Rick Nolan, was born in Brainerd, 10 mi away. No famous person on record lists Maple Grove Township as their birthplace yet. 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 Maple Grove Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Maple Grove Township
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Morton D. Magoffin
1916–2007Colonel in the United States Air Force and World War II flying ace


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Maple Grove 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 (7)
- Rick Nolan: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Elmer Anderson: C. Elmer Anderson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Delos W. Lovelace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas W. Simons, Jr.: Nataev, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael S. Bennett: Florida Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Anderson: Bryan Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morton D. Magoffin: USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons