9 famous people were born within 35 miles of New Independence Township
Closest of all is Dylan Samberg, from Hermantown, 17 mi away. Jessica Lange is the most widely known, written about in 90 languages. No entry yet names New Independence Township as a birthplace. In all of Minnesota, the famous people on record come from 439 towns.
What stands out about New Independence Township’s famous people
Famous people born near New Independence Township
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Independence 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 (4)
- Jessica Lange: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Payton: Trailer screenshot Licencing information :https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2 Uploaded by Noirish at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karson Kuhlman: Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Larson: doe-oakridge, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons