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Famous people · Shafer Township

Born near Shafer Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles

The nearest, James Breck Perkins, was born in St. Croix Falls, 5 mi away. Next door, the list for St. Croix Falls holds 5, James Breck Perkins first. In all of Minnesota, the famous people on record come from 451 towns. So far, no famous person on record was born in Shafer Township.

#1 best knownJames Breck PerkinsPolitics & Law · 1847–1910
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Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
James Breck Perkins
Best known
James Breck Perkins
in 7 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Shafer Township’s famous people

Close to homeThe 13 names on this page were all born no farther than 35 miles away.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Shafer Township

The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miSt. Croix Falls · 4Osceola · 2North Branch · 2Milltown · 1Shafer Township
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Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, St. Croix Falls has the most people on record, 5 of them.

James Breck PerkinsSt. Croix FallsJames Breck Perkins & 4 moreGustav StickleyOsceolaGustav Stickley & 1 more

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shafer 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.

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