
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Durbin Township
The nearest, William Langer, was born in Casselton, 5 mi away. Jake Hager is the most widely known, written about in 32 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Durbin Township yet. The longest list of any town in North Dakota belongs to Fargo, with 91.
What stands out about Durbin Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Durbin Township
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

John H. Lang
1899–1970American military officer (1899–1970) ; recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Dwayne A. King
born 1939American politician – Minnesota -House 1977-78 (District 43B)

Andy Young
born 1994American professional baseball infielder born 1994

Jake Hager
born 1982Former american professional wrestler and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter

William H. Gass
1924–2017American fiction writer, critic, philosophy professor


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Durbin 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 (6)
- Jake Hager: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Vee: Harry Pot for Anefo ]], CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- CariDee English: Mike Kortoci Like us on Facebook, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalton Knecht: edwarddallas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Langer: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Strahm: Minda Haas Kuhlmann: flickr, personal website, twitter, instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons