Born near Renner Corner: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is January Jones, from Sioux Falls, 8 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Renner Corner is on record yet. 135 of the towns in South Dakota list at least one person. The longest list in South Dakota is Sioux Falls’, with 54 names.
What stands out about Renner Corner’s famous people
Famous people born near Renner Corner
The 10 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


Joseph Vadheim
1893–1961American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1955-61 (District 12)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Renner Corner 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 (5)
- Michael E. Fossum: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shayna Baszler: Shared Account, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Daugaard: usbotschaftberlin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Gullickson: Mnikh&Ipatiy Vashchyshyn, OSBM, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nils Boe: State of South Dakota, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons