
Born near Searles: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Tippi Hedren, from New Ulm, 6 mi away. The list for Searles is empty for now. In all of Minnesota, the famous people on record come from 464 towns. Duluth has the most of any town in Minnesota: 50.
What stands out about Searles’ famous people
Famous people born near Searles
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Searles 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)
- Tippi Hedren: Hollywood Press Syndicate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wanda Gág: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathryn Adams Doty: RKO Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Finstad: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lenore Ulric: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Rysdahl: Tessa Bury, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Jensen: Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons