
Born near Lyons Township: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Nils Boe, born in Baltic, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is January Jones, with articles in 49 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Lyons Township. In all of South Dakota, the famous people on record come from 124 towns.
What stands out about Lyons Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Lyons Township
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



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 Lyons 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 (6)
- 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
- Larry Pressler: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karl Mundt: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nils Boe: State of South Dakota, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons