
Rudolph Hjalmar Gjelsness
1894–1968American librarian and literary translator
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Rudolph Hjalmar Gjelsness, born in Reynolds, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Greg Brockman, with articles in 25 languages. No famous person’s birth in Bentru Township is on record yet. The longest list of any town in North Dakota belongs to Fargo, with 91.
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bentru 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.