
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Woodland Township
Closest of all is Reuben G. Soderstrom, from Waverly, 4 mi away. Marion Ross is the most widely known, written about in 32 languages. No famous person’s birth in Woodland Township is on record yet. The nearest list is next door in Waverly: 3 names, starting with Reuben G. Soderstrom.
What stands out about Woodland Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Woodland Township
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Dick Borrell
born 1951American politician – Minnesota -House 2003-2004 (District 19B)



Arthur A. Hahn
1886–1959American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1935-42 (District 21)


David Bromstad
born 1973American designer and television personality




Milt Bruhn
1912–1991American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball player and coach
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Waverly has the most people on record, 3 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Woodland 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 (10)
- Marion Ross: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Janning: AssassinsCreed, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Meyers: Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alondra Cano: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Marshall: Benjamin Reed, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diane Carlson Evans: John Kruzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Koch: Cal Ludemann, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reuben G. Soderstrom: Reuben Soderstrom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Bromstad: SharonaGott, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Culkin Banning: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
