
Born near Richland Township: 6 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Kay Schallenkamp, was born in Salem, 4 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Richland Township yet. Larry Pressler is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. The longest list of any town in South Dakota belongs to Sioux Falls, with 54.
What stands out about Richland Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Richland Township
The 6 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Sparky Anderson
1934–2010American Hall of Fame baseball player and manager

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Richland 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 (5)
- Larry Pressler: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karl Mundt: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sparky Anderson: grgbrwn, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shannon Bolin: Rmjyflynn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kay Schallenkamp: Corkythehornetfan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons