Famous people · Valley Springs
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Valley Springs
Closest of all is Mamie Van Doren, from Rowena, 6 mi away. The best known of them is January Jones, with articles in 49 languages. No famous person’s birth in Valley Springs is on record yet. 148 of the towns in South Dakota list at least one person.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
January Jones
Best known
January Jones
in 49 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Valley Springs’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Valley Springs
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joseph Vadheim
1893–1961American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1955-61 (District 12)
Shayna Baszler
born 1980American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
Keith Olsen
1945–2020American record producer and sound engineer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Valley Springs 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 (6)
- 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
- Ellis Yarnal Berry: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Vanden Bosch: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons