
33 famous people were born within 35 miles of Blucksberg Mountain
The nearest, Larry Rhoden, was born in Sturgis, 4 mi away. The list for Blucksberg Mountain is empty for now. The best known of them is Lawrence Lessig, with articles in 62 languages. Famous people are on record for 134 of the towns in South Dakota.
What stands out about Blucksberg Mountain’s famous people
Famous people born near Blucksberg Mountain
The 33 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.








Ward Lambert
1888–1958American basketball player, coach, and administrator, baseball player and coach, American football player




Jeff Trandahl
born 1964Clerk of the US House of Representatives


Lawrence Lessig
born 1961American academic, political activist

Becky Hammon
born 1977American-Russian basketball player and coach




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blucksberg Mountain 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 (19)
- Lawrence Lessig: Joi Ito, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Becky Hammon: Doug Davey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Hill: Nancy Wong, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Provine: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Miljan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Rhoden: U.S. Embassy Jerusalem, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tomi Lahren: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred L. Werker: Original photographer unknown., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Owen Jackels: Senior Airman Katrina M. Brisbin, U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Kubel: User Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ward Lambert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Thordsen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marty Jackley: US District of South Dakota, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carroll Hardy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James B. Dunn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Trandahl: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex Terry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Williams: Arbor to SJ, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Strohmayer: New York Mets, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons