
Born near Sverdrup Township: 7 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Frank Albertson, was born in Fergus Falls, 12 mi away. No famous person on record lists Sverdrup Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list in Minnesota is Duluth’s, with 50 names. After Duluth, the next longest list in Minnesota is St. Cloud’s, with 48.
What stands out about Sverdrup Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Sverdrup Township
The 7 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sverdrup 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
- Mark W. Olson: Mvanbuskirk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons