Richard Joseph Menke
1935–2006American politician – Minnesota -- "Dick, R.J." House 1971-72 (District 14B); House 1973-74 (District 36B)
Famous people · St. Lawrence Township
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of St. Lawrence Township
The nearest, Richard Joseph Menke, was born in Jordan, 3 mi away. Next door, Jordan lists 2, led by Ollie Fuhrman. Beth Riesgraf is the most widely known, written about in 23 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in St. Lawrence Township.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Beth Riesgraf
Best known
Beth Riesgraf
in 23 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near St. Lawrence Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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The fullest list close by belongs to Jordan, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Lawrence 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
- Ollie Fuhrman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons