Born near Toad Lake Township: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Bud Tingelstad, born in Frazee, 14 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Toad Lake Township as their birthplace yet. 416 towns across Minnesota can name a famous person born there. The longest list of any town in Minnesota belongs to Duluth, with 50.
What stands out about Toad Lake Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Toad Lake Township
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Larry N. Vanderhoef
1941–2015American academic and university chancellor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Toad Lake 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 (2)
- Gabriele Grunewald: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry N. Vanderhoef: University of California, Davis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons