9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Spring Lake Colony
The nearest, Lauren Nelson, was born in Sinai, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Theodore Schultz, with articles in 60 languages. No famous person on record lists Spring Lake Colony as their birthplace yet. Across South Dakota, 163 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Spring Lake Colony’s famous people
Famous people born near Spring Lake Colony
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charles Clyde Ball
1881–1955American school principal and sports player and coach


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
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Spring Lake Colony 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 (4)
- Theodore Schultz: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- 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