Nellie Star Boy Menard
1910–2001Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux] quiltmaker
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Nellie Star Boy Menard, born in Rosebud, 23 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Vine Deloria, Jr., with articles in 13 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Norris Township yet. In all of South Dakota, the famous people on record come from 124 towns.
The 4 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux] quiltmaker
Standing Rock Sioux author, lawyer, seminarian, educator, political scientist, and Native American civil rights activist
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Norris Township’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Norris 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.