8 famous people were born within 35 miles of Rutland Township
The nearest, Lance Carson, was born in Nunda, 8 mi away. Charles Jacobs is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. No famous person’s birth in Rutland Township is on record yet. Famous people are on record for 134 of the towns in South Dakota.
What stands out about Rutland Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Rutland Township
The 8 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Mary Hart
born 1950American journalist and television personality

Eugene Luther Vidal
1895–1969American commercial aviation pioneer and Olympic decathlete

Richard Barrett Lowe
1902–1972Educator and governor of American Samoa and Guam
Charles Clyde Ball
1881–1955American school principal and sports player and coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rutland 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 (3)
- Mary Hart: Chrisa Hickey at https://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisahickey/, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Luther Vidal: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Barrett Lowe: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons