
Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Famous people · Willmar Township
One famous person made Willmar Township their home
One notable person lived here: Henrik Shipstead. No famous person’s birth in Willmar Township is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Minnesota belongs to Duluth, with 50. St. Cloud has the second-longest list in Minnesota, after Duluth, with 48.
A chosen home
Also called Willmar Township home
Born elsewhere, Henrik Shipstead lived here.

Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Willmar Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. 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)
- Henrik Shipstead: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Swenson: David Weekly from Cupertino, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
