Born near Fairview Township: 31 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Amanda Clement, was born in Hudson, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Ernest Lawrence, with articles in 93 languages. 135 towns across South Dakota can name a famous person born there. The list for Fairview Township is empty for now.
What stands out about Fairview Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Fairview Township
Nobody born in Fairview Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




John Behring
born 1901Television cinematographer, director and producer


Herma Albertson Baggley
1896–1981American park ranger, naturalist, author, botanical collector and teacher


Lisa Suhair Majaj
born 1960Palestinian-American writer and scholar

Agnes Allen
1930–2012All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairview 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 (13)
- Ernest Lawrence: Nobel foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert A. Dahl: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Johnson: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hope Emerson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellis Yarnal Berry: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Lawrence: Donald Cooksey, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Gregg: United States Environmental Protection Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley L. Greigg: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herma Albertson Baggley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Vanden Bosch: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Suckow: Tsaman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Ray Laury: Michael F James, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Behring: John Behring, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons