Famous people · Wounded Knee
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wounded Knee
Closest of all is Edgar Bear Runner, from Porcupine, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Billy Mills, with articles in 28 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Wounded Knee. 135 of the towns in South Dakota list at least one person.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Billy Mills
Best known
Billy Mills
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wounded Knee’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wounded Knee
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Emma Amiotte
1913–1997Oglala Lakota artist
Arthur Amiotte
born 1942Oglala Lakota painter, collage artist, author, and educator from South Dakota
Vine Deloria, Jr.
1933–2005Standing Rock Sioux author, lawyer, seminarian, educator, political scientist, and Native American civil rights activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wounded Knee 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 (2)
- Billy Mills: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Amiotte: Jorgensen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons