12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wabana Township
Pete Hecomovich, born in Taconite, 9 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Judy Garland, with articles in 153 languages. No famous person’s birth in Wabana Township is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Minnesota belongs to Duluth, with 50.
What stands out about Wabana Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Wabana Township
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Judy Garland
1922–1969American actress, singer, dancer and vaudevillian




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wabana 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)
- Judy Garland: Eric Carpenter (1909-1976) for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Johnson: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Hill: Cdenowh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lois Hall: Stage Publishing Company, Inc., photograph by Vandamm Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gino Cappelletti: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hawkmano/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Sertich: Roberta F., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons