Born near Reno Township: 7 famous people within 35 miles
Celius Dougherty, born in Glenwood, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Peter Krause, with articles in 47 languages. The nearest list is next door in Glenwood: 4 names, starting with Albert Sanders. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Reno Township.
What stands out about Reno Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Reno Township
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Loziene Julius Lee
1907–1999American politician – Minnesota -- "L.J." House 1961-66 (District 65); House 1967-72 (District 65B)





Edward Hanson
1889–1959U.S. Navy Vice admiral and Governor of American Samoa
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Famous people from the towns next door
Glenwood has the longest list next door: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Reno 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 (6)
- Peter Krause: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duane Hanson: Bernard Gotfryd photograph collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Van Dyke: U.S. Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Hanson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Anderson: Mark Dayton, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Sanders: United Farmers Historical Society, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
