Born near Winnebago Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Ken Nelson, was born in Caledonia, 7 mi away. Edwin G. Krebs is the most widely known, written about in 48 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Winnebago Township yet. In all of Minnesota, the famous people on record come from 467 towns.

What stands out about Winnebago Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Winnebago Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jerome O. Gunderson
1923–2016American businessman, farmer and politician

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Winnebago 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.
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- Roy Patterson: Breisch-Williams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons