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Famous people · Lake City

5 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lake City

Closest of all is Leonard C. Hanson, from Veblen, 11 mi away. The best known of them is Henry A. Lardy, with articles in 4 languages. No famous person on record lists Lake City as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in South Dakota belongs to Sioux Falls, with 54.

#2 best knownMyron FlorenMusic · 1919–2005
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Born nearby
5
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Henry A. Lardy
Best known
Henry A. Lardy
in 4 Wikipedia languages

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Famous people born near Lake City

The 5 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miRoslyn · 3Veblen · 2Lake City
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake City 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.

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