
Born near San Francisco Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Beth Riesgraf, from Belle Plaine, 6 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Belle Plaine has the longest list: 2, with Beth Riesgraf at the top. So far, no famous person on record was born in San Francisco Township. The Minnesota lists hold names for 448 towns.
What stands out about San Francisco Township’s famous people
Famous people born near San Francisco Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Belle Plaine has the most people on record, 2 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is San Francisco 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)
- Beth Riesgraf: Dave & Margie Hill / Kleerup from Centennial, CO, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiffany Stratton: Diego Serrano, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Bergman: U.S. Secretary of War, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Stans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Roach: Mary Anne Fackelman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carol Molnau: Air Force Photo/Paul Zadach, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William F. Badè: Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, CA., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

