
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Prairiewood Village
The nearest, Tom Daschle, was born in Aberdeen, 4 mi away. No entry yet names Prairiewood Village as a birthplace. Sioux Falls has the most of any town in South Dakota: 54. After Sioux Falls, the next longest list in South Dakota is Rapid City’s, with 46.
What stands out about Prairiewood Village’s famous people
Famous people born near Prairiewood Village
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Terry Francona
born 1959Baseball player and manager from the United States

Glenn Hartranft
1901–1970Track and field athlete, American football and baseball coach


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Prairiewood Village 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 (7)
- Tom Daschle: U.S. Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Walker: Eckhard Pecher (Arcimboldo), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Colton Iverson: Ultraslansi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Francona: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Hartranft: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Sande: Wide World Photos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- LaVerne G. Saunders: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons