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Famous people · Rochester Township

5 famous people made Rochester Township their home

5 notable people lived here, among them Michael York. The list for Rochester Township is empty for now. In Minnesota, 464 towns have someone on the list. The longest list in Minnesota is Duluth’s, with 50 names.

A chosen home

Also called Rochester Township home

Born elsewhere, they lived here: 5 in all, led by Michael York.

AH

Amanda Hocking

born 1984

American writer

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LW

Laurel Winter

born 1959

American writer

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
DS

Dave Senjem

born 1942

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
JO

Judy Onofrio

born 1939

American artist, ceramicist, jeweler, sculptor, teacher

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Rochester has the longest list next door: 46.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rochester Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.

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