
Walter Mondale
1928–2021Vice President of the United States from 1977 to 1981
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Closest of all is Walter Mondale, from Ceylon, 10 mi away. No famous person on record lists Silver Lake Township as their birthplace yet. 464 towns in Minnesota have at least one famous person on record. The longest list in Minnesota is Duluth’s, with 50 names.
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Vice President of the United States from 1977 to 1981
American politician and law enforcement officer
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
American politician – Minnesota -- "Les" House 1963-64 (District 48)




Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Silver Lake 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.