Famous people · Turtle River
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Turtle River
Jane Russell, born in Bemidji, 9 mi away, is the closest. Across Minnesota, the lists cover 413 towns. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Turtle River. The longest list of any town in Minnesota belongs to Duluth, with 50.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Jane Russell
Best known
Jane Russell
in 60 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Turtle River’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Turtle River
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mal Freeburg
1906–1963American Pilot (March 6, 1906 – May 10, 1963)
Donald D. Lundrigan
1910–1990American politician – Minnesota -- "Don" House 1947-50 (District 52)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Turtle River 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)
- Jane Russell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Nicholson: Chase N., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Archie Marshek: Norman McMurray (Simmons LTD Litho Sydney), for RKO Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Skip Finn: Lakeland PBS, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mal Freeburg: Harris & Ewing extracted from|President Roosevelt presents Mal B Freeburg with the first Airmail Flyers' Medal of Honor.jpg, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons