Famous people · Brenna Township
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Brenna Township
James Rosenquist, born in Grand Forks, 5 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Brenna Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in North Dakota belongs to Fargo, with 91. After Fargo, the next longest list in North Dakota is Minot’s, with 50.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
James Rosenquist
Best known
James Rosenquist
in 40 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Brenna Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Brenna Township
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Frank A. R. Mayer
1895–1973American football player and coach
Greg Brockman
born 1987American entrepreneur, investor, and software developer
Rudolph Hjalmar Gjelsness
1894–1968American librarian and literary translator
Reuben Harold Tweten
1899–1986American politician – Minnesota -House 1947-56 (District 66)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brenna 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 (7)
- James Rosenquist: Russ Blaise at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynn Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Brockman: TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug McDermott: U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Zachary Cacicia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Milton Hancock: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Owens: Nicole R. Mickelson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rudolph Hjalmar Gjelsness: University of Michigan News and Information Services Photographs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons