Famous people · Bell Creek Township
31 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bell Creek Township
Tim Walz is the most widely known, written about in 74 languages. The nearest, Jon Kyl, was born in Oakland, 5 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Bell Creek Township. Across the town line, Oakland lists 9, Jon Kyl first.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Tim Walz
Best known
Tim Walz
in 74 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bell Creek Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bell Creek Township
The 31 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Duke Erikson
born 1951American musician, singer, songwriter, screenwriter, film producer and record producer
Martin E. Marty
1928–2025American historian of religion, educator, author, and theologian
Claire Winlow-Vostrovsky
1871–1963Czech-American university professor, translator, Slavist, librarian, journalist, writer, social activist, suffragette and feminist
Regina Olson Hughes
1895–1993American scientific illustrator and translator
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Nearby, Oakland has the most on record, with 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bell Creek 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 (16)
- Tim Walz: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Kyl: Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hoot Gibson: Harry L. Fraser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duke Erikson: Jérôme from Rouen, FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin E. Marty: User:Visviva, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard C. Hunter: History Nebraska (formerly Nebraska State Historical Society), Lincoln, Nebraska., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Whitacre: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Val Peterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Mitchell: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Stenberg: Cornstalker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Connealy: NolanTJ, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert C. Holland: Federal Reserve System, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tuffy Griffiths: Chicago Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Jones: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley M. Truhlsen: Jacob Truedson Demitz for family archives acquired by FamSAC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Arnold Karo: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons