Famous people · Mapleton
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mapleton
The best known of them is Jake Hager, with articles in 32 languages. The nearest, Matt Strahm, was born in West Fargo, 7 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Mapleton. Fargo’s 91 names make the longest list in North Dakota.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Jake Hager
Best known
Jake Hager
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mapleton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mapleton
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Andy Young
born 1994American professional baseball infielder born 1994
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)
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 Mapleton 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