
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Minneota Township
Berkley Bedell, born in Spirit Lake, 9 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is David Ellefson, with articles in 36 languages. The list for Minneota Township is empty for now. The longest list of any town in Minnesota belongs to Duluth, with 50.
What stands out about Minneota Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Minneota Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Stephen Censky
born 196113th United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Minneota 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)
- David Ellefson: Carter Sterling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkley Bedell: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shannon Brown: Cliff, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Hance: Mary Anne Fackelman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Northey: United States Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Censky: Ken Hammond/United States Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard H. Dunn: State of Minnesota, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons