Famous people · Preston Lake Township
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Preston Lake Township
Ancher Nelsen, born in Buffalo Lake, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Lindsay Whalen, with articles in 25 languages. Next door, Buffalo Lake lists one, Ancher Nelsen. 451 of the towns in Minnesota list at least one person.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Lindsay Whalen
Best known
Lindsay Whalen
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Preston Lake Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Preston Lake Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Vernon L. Sommerdorf
1921–2009American politician – Minnesota -House 1965-66 (District 49); House 1967-72 (District 43B)
Lindsay Whalen
born 1982American Hall of Fame basketball player and coach
Bradley Joseph
born 1965American composer, pianist, keyboardist, arranger, producer, recording artist
Wallace Gustafson
1925–2018American lawyer and politician
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Close by, the fullest list is Buffalo Lake’s: one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Preston Lake 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)
- Lindsay Whalen: Lorie Shaul, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradley Joseph: Portrait Photography: Jeff Dunn, permission granted courtesy of www.bradleyjoseph.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Foss: The original uploader was Nobunaga24 at English Wikipedia. (Original text: U.S. Army), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ancher Nelsen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Newman: Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons