Born near Sweet Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Harold Rawdon Briggs, from Pipestone, 4 mi away. Gene Amdahl is the most widely known, written about in 36 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Sweet Township. Next door, Pipestone lists 7, led by Harold Rawdon Briggs.
What stands out about Sweet Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Sweet Township
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Dell L. Dailey
born 1949Former head of the State Department's counterterrorism office
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Famous people from the towns next door
Pipestone has the longest list next door: 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sweet 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)
- Gene Amdahl: Perry Kivolowitz (Pkivolowitz at en.wikipedia), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Bruns: film screenshot (Cannon Films-MGM), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vern Ehlers: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dell L. Dailey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Hager: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Petersen: 3651Crabtree, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons