Famous people · Prairiewood Township
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Prairiewood Township
The nearest, Tom Daschle, was born in Aberdeen, 4 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Prairiewood Township. Across South Dakota, 134 towns list someone born there. The longest list of any town in South Dakota belongs to Sioux Falls, with 54.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Tom Daschle
Best known
Tom Daschle
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Prairiewood Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Prairiewood Township
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 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 (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