Famous people · West Albany Township
Born near West Albany Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Jeremy Martin, from Millville, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Mary Pat Gleason, with articles in 21 languages. No famous person on record lists West Albany Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list in Minnesota is Duluth’s, with 50 names.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Mary Pat Gleason
Best known
Mary Pat Gleason
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Albany Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Albany Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Fay George Child
1908–1965American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1951-62 (District 24); Senate 1963-65 (District 22)
Charles H. Miller
1918–1971American politician from Minnesota
Grover C. George
1893–1976American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1947-62 (District 19)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Albany 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)
- Mary Pat Gleason: Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taylor Heise: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Hinman Waskey: Edward Sanford Harrison (editor-publisher); photographer unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Foley: US Government printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Martin: Ryan Elwell from Vancouver, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald D. Schrimpf: Vandygal, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons