
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Oak Lawn Township
The nearest, Rick Nolan, was born in Brainerd, 3 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Oak Lawn Township. In all of Minnesota, the famous people on record come from 448 towns. The longest list in Minnesota is Duluth’s, with 50 names.
What stands out about Oak Lawn Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Oak Lawn Township
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.









Morton D. Magoffin
1916–2007Colonel in the United States Air Force and World War II flying ace
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oak Lawn 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 (9)
- Rick Nolan: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Elmer Anderson: C. Elmer Anderson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Delos W. Lovelace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas W. Simons, Jr.: Nataev, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bullet Joe Bush: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Sneep: Ross Bonander, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Haeg: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Anderson: Bryan Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morton D. Magoffin: USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons