Famous people · Murray Township
Born near Murray Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Vin Weber, from Slayton, 8 mi away. Harold Hotelling is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Murray Township. No town in Minnesota lists more than Duluth, with 50.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Harold Hotelling
Best known
Harold Hotelling
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Murray Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Murray Township
Nobody born in Murray Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Mike Johnson
1951–2026Baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball in 1974 (San Diego)
Norris L. Einertson
born 1930Retired American Army officer and chaplain
Harold Hotelling
1895–1973American statistician and econometrician
Leo K. Thorsness
1932–2017US Air Force officer and Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Murray 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)
- Vin Weber: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leo K. Thorsness: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Vickerman: SWMNPoliSciProject (Uploads), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Roach: Vikingship0707, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Vogel: Ask4fish, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curt Brasket: User:CWedin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norris L. Einertson: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons