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Garrison Keillor
born 1942American author, storyteller, humorist, voice actor, and radio personality
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Famous people · Anoka
Garrison Keillor tops a list of 14 famous people born in Anoka
With articles in 24 languages, Garrison Keillor is the most widely known. Close behind are Bonnie Erickson and David S. Doty. 7 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 5 of the names.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Garrison Keillor
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Herbert Funk Goodrich
Youngest
2002
Cody Lindenberg
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Anoka’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Anoka’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 3 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Anoka
Counted by languages, Garrison Keillor is ahead of Bonnie Erickson and David S. Doty: 24, 5 and 4.
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What Anoka is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.4 times the usual share.
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Everyone else born in Anoka
The rest number 11, with 7 athletes among them.
Larry Constantine
born 1943Software engineer, novelist, family therapist
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Also called Anoka home
One more notable person made the town home: John Heinrich.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Anoka.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Anoka 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 (9)
- Bonnie Erickson: Wayde Harrison, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- David S. Doty: U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cody Lindenberg: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Brandell: Rentschler's Studio (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Constantine: http://www.cs.colostate.edu/, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gretchen Carlson: 'Michael Scott Bogdonoff / MSB Media, LLC', CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Morin: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis Axel: Krystal Bogner from Adelaide, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Giorgos Papandreou: Basilis Filis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons