#1Famous people · Albert Lea
Albert Lea counts 29 famous people, first among them Eddie Cochran
The best known is the American rock and roll pioneer Eddie Cochran, with articles in 40 languages. The largest group, 13, was born between 1920 and 1969. The earliest on the list is Alfred Berglund, Sr., born in 1871, and the youngest Landon Uthke, born in 2007. 4 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
29
notable people
Best known
Eddie Cochran
in 40 Wikipedia languages
First
1871
Alfred Berglund, Sr.
Youngest
2007
Landon Uthke
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Albert Lea’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Albert Lea
Three names lead: Eddie Cochran (40 languages), Richard Carlson (21) and Tim Penny (8).
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#2Film, TV & Stage
Richard Carlson
1912–1977American actor, television and film director, and screenwriter
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Through the years
When Albert Lea’s famous people were born
The 1950s alone account for 5 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMilitaryNotableScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Albert Lea is known for
Compared with the usual town, musicians are the most over-represented field, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Albert Lea
The other 26 span the years 1871 to 2007.
Alfred Berglund, Sr.
1871–1962American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1935-46 (District 6)
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John G. Claybourn
1886–1967Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Mark J. Piepho
born 1952American politician – Minnesota -House 1979-82 (District 29A); House 1983-86 (District 24A); Senate 1990 (District 24)
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Stanley Borleske
1888–1967American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
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Warren Stowell
born 1941American politician – Minnesota -- "Tom" House 1979-82 (District 34A)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Albert Lea and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (11)
- Eddie Cochran: Michael Ochs Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Carlson: Barkin, Herman and Associates for Schlitz, the program's sponsor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Oscar Talle: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Audra Lynn: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jodi Jill: JoJiWriter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Hansen: Mark Dayton, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clare Hibbs Armstrong: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Heitzeg: Rebecca hare, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond A. Heising: Magazine article illustration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John G. Claybourn: Me, YHoshua, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Borleske: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons