
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Orrock Township
The nearest, Joel Otto, was born in Elk River, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Giorgos Papandreou, with articles in 67 languages. No famous person’s birth in Orrock Township is on record yet. Across Minnesota, the lists cover 438 towns.
What stands out about Orrock Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Orrock Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Dorothy Stahl Brady
1903–1977American mathematician and economist


Rod Grams
1948–2013American politician, television personality and businessman


Giorgos Papandreou
born 1952Greek politician, president of the Socialist International

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orrock 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)
- Giorgos Papandreou: Basilis Filis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Backlund: Miguel Discart from Bruxelles, Belgique, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Przybilla: File:Pryzmw.jpg: Mwinog2777 derivative work: Shakeydeal33, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Sheehy: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Sherk: Singhbprawet at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Otto: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Prosser: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons