
Born near Stokes Township: 6 famous people within 35 miles
Garrett Hedlund, born in Roseau, 10 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Stokes Township. Across Minnesota, the lists cover 448 towns. The longest list of any town in Minnesota belongs to Duluth, with 50.
What stands out about Stokes Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Stokes Township
The 6 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stokes 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 (5)
- Garrett Hedlund: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal Broten: John Croft, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Bergland: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Liz Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Broten: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons