23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Montrose
LeRoy Stumpf, born in Waverly, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Marion Ross, with articles in 32 languages. No famous person on record lists Montrose as their birthplace yet. Of the bordering towns, Waverly has the longest list: 3, with Reuben G. Soderstrom at the top.
What stands out about Montrose’s famous people
Famous people born near Montrose
Nobody born in Montrose is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Dick Borrell
born 1951American politician – Minnesota -House 2003-2004 (District 19B)






Arthur A. Hahn
1886–1959American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1935-42 (District 21)

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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Waverly has the most people on record, 3 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Montrose 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)
- Marion Ross: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Janning: AssassinsCreed, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Meyers: Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alondra Cano: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Marshall: Benjamin Reed, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diane Carlson Evans: John Kruzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Koch: Cal Ludemann, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reuben G. Soderstrom: Reuben Soderstrom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
