
6 famous people were born within 35 miles of Elrod Township
Lawrence Knapp, born in Garden City, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Hubert Humphrey, with articles in 75 languages. No famous person on record lists Elrod Township as their birthplace yet. 126 towns in South Dakota have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Elrod Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Elrod Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Nancy Dickey
born 1950American physician; first female president of American Medical Association


Hubert Humphrey
1911–1978Vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elrod 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