
Born near St. Olaf Township: 6 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Art Lasky, was born in Evansville, 12 mi away. Frank Albertson is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. No famous person’s birth in St. Olaf Township is on record yet. The longest list in Minnesota is Duluth’s, with 50 names.
What stands out about St. Olaf Township’s famous people
Famous people born near St. Olaf Township
They were born in 2 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Olaf 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 (6)
- Frank Albertson: Fox Film Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Borg: Kaihsu Tai, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Sterrett: The Washington Times, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Luther: Congressional Pictorial Directory of 107th Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wynn Roberts: Staff Sgt. Sarah Mattison, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Lasky: ACME Newspictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons