#1Notable
Lloyd C. Hawks
1911–1953United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Famous people · Becker
From 1888 to 1988, Becker was the birthplace of 3 famous people
The best known is the united States Army Medal of Honor recipient Lloyd C. Hawks, with articles in 3 languages. The next two names are Matt Veldman and John W. Cox. Across the town line, Monticello lists 2, Joel Przybilla first. Half or more of the towns in Minnesota have no one on record, but this one has 6 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Lloyd C. Hawks
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
John W. Cox
Youngest
1988
Matt Veldman
The best known
Born in Becker
Lloyd C. Hawks has articles in 3 languages, Matt Veldman in 2 and John W. Cox in 1.
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#3Politics & Law
John W. Cox
1888–1958American politician – Minnesota -House 1935-38 (District 55)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Becker 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 (3)
- Lloyd C. Hawks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Cox: Minnesota State Legislature, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Przybilla: File:Pryzmw.jpg: Mwinog2777 derivative work: Shakeydeal33, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons