Born near Nisland: 24 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Amy Hill, with articles in 21 languages. The nearest, Marguerite Kleven, was born in Fruitdale, 7 mi away. 135 of the towns in South Dakota list at least one person. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Nisland.
What stands out about Nisland’s famous people
Famous people born near Nisland
Nobody born in Nisland is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





Jeff Trandahl
born 1964Clerk of the US House of Representatives





Ward Lambert
1888–1958American basketball player, coach, and administrator, baseball player and coach, American football player



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nisland 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)
- Amy Hill: Nancy Wong, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Provine: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Miljan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Rhoden: U.S. Embassy Jerusalem, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred L. Werker: Original photographer unknown., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Kubel: User Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ward Lambert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Thordsen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marty Jackley: US District of South Dakota, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carroll Hardy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James B. Dunn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Trandahl: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex Terry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons