Famous people · The Lakes
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of The Lakes
Closest of all is Vin Weber, from Slayton, 9 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in The Lakes. 441 of the towns in Minnesota list at least one person. No town in Minnesota lists more than Duluth, with 50.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Vin Weber
Best known
Vin Weber
in 6 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about The Lakes’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near The Lakes
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mike Johnson
1951–2026Baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball in 1974 (San Diego)
Norris L. Einertson
born 1930Retired American Army officer and chaplain
Leo K. Thorsness
1932–2017US Air Force officer and Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is The Lakes 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 (8)
- Vin Weber: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leo K. Thorsness: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Vickerman: SWMNPoliSciProject (Uploads), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Roach: Vikingship0707, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barney Goltz: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Vogel: Ask4fish, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curt Brasket: User:CWedin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norris L. Einertson: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons