Famous people · Platte Township
Born near Platte Township: 7 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, John Stumpf, was born in Pierz, 9 mi away. Brian Kobilka is the most widely known, written about in 60 languages. No famous person’s birth in Platte Township is on record yet. 409 towns across Minnesota can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
7
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Brian Kobilka
Best known
Brian Kobilka
in 60 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Platte Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Platte Township
Nobody born in Platte Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Louise Erdrich
born 1954American-Ojibwe poet, novelist, and children's writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Platte 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 (5)
- Brian Kobilka: Charles Parnot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Erdrich: Alessio Jacona from Rome, Italy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duane Bobick: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Stumpf: John Ruckman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Hanowski: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons