Editing Madelia, Minnesota (section)

==Notable people==
*[[Otto T. Bang]] (1931–2008), businessman and politician, was born in Madelia.<ref>[http://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?id=10028 Minnesota Legislators Past & Present-Otto T. Bang, Jr.]</ref>
*[[Knut Hamsun]], who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920, resided in Madelia in 1883–1884. He wrote a story, "Fear",<ref>Ferguson, Robert. 1987. Enigma: The Life of Knut Hamsun. Farrar, Straus and Giroux</ref> about his experiences there. The eminent Unitarian minister and writer, [[Kristofer Janson]], who preached in the nearby [[Nora Free Christian Church]], met Hamsun in Madelia and offered Hamsun employment as a secretary.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
*[[Julius E. Haycraft]] (1871–1951), lawyer, judge, and politician<ref>[https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=13261 Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Julius E. Haycraft]</ref>