Famous people · Cottonwood Township
Born near Cottonwood Township: 7 famous people within 35 miles
Jack Towers, born in Bradley, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Hubert Humphrey, with articles in 75 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Cottonwood Township. 167 of the towns in South Dakota list at least one person.
Born nearby
7
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Hubert Humphrey
Best known
Hubert Humphrey
in 75 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cottonwood Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cottonwood Township
The 7 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Hubert Humphrey
1911–1978Vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969
Nancy Dickey
born 1950American physician; first female president of American Medical Association
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cottonwood 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)
- Hubert Humphrey: Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Anderson: fettster_uk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Knapp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Lohr: Danicox40, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons