Born near Center: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Harold Schafer, from Stanton, 15 mi away. The best known of them is Leslie Bibb, with articles in 43 languages. The list for Center is empty for now. No town in North Dakota lists more than Fargo, with 91.
What stands out about Center’s famous people
Famous people born near Center
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Alon Wieland
1935–2022American politician in the state of North Dakota

Ron Erhardt
1931–2012American football player and coach, college athletics administrator



Ed Schafer
born 194629th United States Secretary of Agriculture
Paula Broadwell
born 1972American writer, academic, and anti-terrorism professional
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Center 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 (5)
- John Hoeven: US Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kent Conrad: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Schafer: US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Peterson: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George F. Shafer: Aleccarlsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons