
Born near Zimmerman: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Joel Otto, was born in Elk River, 8 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Zimmerman is on record yet. The best known of them is Giorgos Papandreou, with articles in 67 languages. The longest list of any town in Minnesota belongs to Duluth, with 50.
What stands out about Zimmerman’s famous people
Famous people born near Zimmerman
Nobody born in Zimmerman is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Dorothy Stahl Brady
1903–1977American mathematician and economist

Rod Grams
1948–2013American politician, television personality and businessman


Giorgos Papandreou
born 1952Greek politician, president of the Socialist International


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Zimmerman 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 (7)
- Giorgos Papandreou: Basilis Filis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Backlund: Miguel Discart from Bruxelles, Belgique, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Sheehy: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Przybilla: File:Pryzmw.jpg: Mwinog2777 derivative work: Shakeydeal33, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Sherk: Singhbprawet at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Otto: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Prosser: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons