10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Chester Township
Closest of all is Charles Jacobs, from Madison, 12 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Chester Township is on record yet. Across South Dakota, 139 towns list someone born there. The longest list of any town in South Dakota belongs to Sioux Falls, with 54.
What stands out about Chester Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Chester Township
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Mary Hart
born 1950American journalist and television personality

Eugene Luther Vidal
1895–1969American commercial aviation pioneer and Olympic decathlete

Richard Barrett Lowe
1902–1972Educator and governor of American Samoa and Guam
Jordan Youngberg
born 1990American politician and businessman

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chester 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 (4)
- Mary Hart: Chrisa Hickey at https://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisahickey/, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nils Boe: State of South Dakota, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Luther Vidal: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Barrett Lowe: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons