#1Famous people · Avon
Avon has just one famous person to its name: Alphonsus Augustus Sowada
The American priest Alphonsus Augustus Sowada was born in 1933. Their birth falls between 1920 and 1969. 9 languages have an article about them. In all of Minnesota, the famous people on record come from 410 towns.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Alphonsus Augustus Sowada
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1933
Alphonsus Augustus Sowada
Most common field
Faith
1 people
The best known
Born in Avon
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Avon 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.
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- Alphonsus Augustus Sowada: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons