Born near Martin Lake: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Hunter Miska, from Stacy, 6 mi away. Molly Holly is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. The list for Martin Lake is empty for now. The longest list of any town in Minnesota belongs to Duluth, with 50.
What stands out about Martin Lake’s famous people
Famous people born near Martin Lake
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Terry Baxter
born 1957American politician in the state of Iowa

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



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Martin Lake 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)
- Molly Holly: Shared Account, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace McCallum: Mypurplelightsaber, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Bochenski: [email protected], CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Hendricks: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Sherk: Singhbprawet at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kerri Hoskins: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonny Brodzinski: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons