Born near Lesterville: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Lou Koupal, from Tabor, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Charles D. Gemar, with articles in 18 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Lesterville. 135 towns across South Dakota can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Lesterville’s famous people
Famous people born near Lesterville
Nobody born in Lesterville is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Crissy Ahmann-Leighton
born 1970American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lesterville 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 (6)
- Charles D. Gemar: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Vinatieri: U.S. Air Force photo/Sgt. Brian Ferguson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chan Gurney: United States Senate Historical Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Paul Johnson: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Abernethy Gamble: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raleigh Aitchison: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons