Born near Fort Totten: 8 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Dennis Johnson, was born in Oberon, 9 mi away. William L. Guy is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. No famous person on record lists Fort Totten as their birthplace yet. Across North Dakota, 130 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Fort Totten’s famous people
Famous people born near Fort Totten
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


David Anthony Kraft
1952–2021American comic book writer, publisher and critic
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort Totten 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 (2)
- William L. Guy: USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant Nelson: TigerNet.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons