
7 famous people were born within 35 miles of Crooks
Closest of all is Nils Boe, from Baltic, 8 mi away. The best known of them is January Jones, with articles in 49 languages. No famous person’s birth in Crooks is on record yet. In all of South Dakota, the famous people on record come from 124 towns.
What stands out about Crooks’ famous people
Famous people born near Crooks
Nobody born in Crooks is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Shayna Baszler
born 1980American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler

Keith Olsen
1945–2020American record producer and sound engineer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crooks 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)
- Michael E. Fossum: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shayna Baszler: Shared Account, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Gullickson: Mnikh&Ipatiy Vashchyshyn, OSBM, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nils Boe: State of South Dakota, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons