13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Painted Woods Township
Closest of all is Frank Falconer, from Wilton, 5 mi away. Leslie Bibb is the most widely known, written about in 43 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Painted Woods Township. No town in North Dakota lists more than Fargo, with 91.
What stands out about Painted Woods Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Painted Woods Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





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



Paula Broadwell
born 1972American writer, academic, and anti-terrorism professional
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Painted Woods 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 (8)
- 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
- Lisa Meier: Heidi Heitkamp, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Emineth: Matt Becker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer N. Wallin: Raul654 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons