#1Famous people · Apple Valley
8 famous people were born in Apple Valley, more of them athletes than in most towns
Dan Sexton, the American ice hockey player, is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. 7 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Roger Grillo, born in 1964, the newest to Tre Jones, born in 2000. For every 10,000 residents the town has 1.4, while at least half the towns in Minnesota list nobody born there.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Dan Sexton
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1964
Roger Grillo
Youngest
2000
Tre Jones
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Apple Valley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Apple Valley’s famous people were born
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 5.
Sports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Apple Valley
Dan Sexton, Tre Jones and Kristina Koznick are written about in 14, 12 and 9 languages.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Apple Valley
Of the other 5, 5 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Apple Valley home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Coleen Rowley the best known.
Coleen Rowley
born 1954American FBI agent, whistleblower, political candidate for Congress
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Burnsville counts 14 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Apple Valley 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 (8)
- Dan Sexton: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tre Jones: Keenan Hairston from Raleigh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karl Goehring: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Rackley: Green_Bay_Packers_players_pregame_in_2006.jpg: Jame Healy derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Clausen: MN AFL-CIO, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cole Aldrich: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Big Eagle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Payton Otterdahl: Skstroh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons