
Born near Richardton: 10 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Kellan Lutz, with articles in 50 languages. Gwen Sebastian, born in Hebron, 12 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Richardton. 130 towns in North Dakota have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Richardton’s famous people
Famous people born near Richardton
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Byron Dorgan
born 1942American author, businessman, and politician

Kelly M. Armstrong
born 1976Governor of North Dakota since 2024


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Richardton 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)
- Byron Dorgan: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly M. Armstrong: Eric Connolly; U.S. House Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Stickney: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwen Sebastian: BruceC007, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin Dufault: GoIowaState.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons