John Monk Saunders
1897–1940Screenwriter, novelist, film director
Famous people · Mission Creek Township
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mission Creek Township
John Monk Saunders, born in Hinckley, 5 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Mission Creek 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.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
John Monk Saunders
Best known
John Monk Saunders
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mission Creek Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mission Creek Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Gus Johnson
born 1995American YouTube comedian and podcast host
Jon Rydberg
born 1977American wheelchair tennis and basketball player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mission Creek 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 (8)
- John Monk Saunders: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gladys Nordenstrom: SilasFlannery, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rube Walberg: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leo Chenal: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Severson: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gus Johnson: Cold Ones Clips, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Rarick: Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Rydberg: OhanaUnitedTalk page, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons