#1Famous people · Blaine
8 famous people were born in Blaine, more of them athletes than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American ice hockey player Brandon Bochenski, covered in 16 languages. The American ice hockey player Matt Hendricks ranks second, ahead of Jonny Brodzinski. Since 1970, 8 were born, the most of any period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Matt Hendricks, born in 1981, the newest to Gabby Rosenthal, born in 1999.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Brandon Bochenski
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1981
Matt Hendricks
Youngest
1999
Gabby Rosenthal
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Blaine’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Blaine’s famous people were born
The 1990s saw the most births of any decade: 5.
SportsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Blaine is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Blaine
Languages with an article: 16 for Brandon Bochenski, 15 for Matt Hendricks, 7 for Jonny Brodzinski.
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Jonny Brodzinski
born 1993American professional ice hockey player
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Blaine
Still to come: 5 more, from 1986 to 1999.
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A chosen home
Also called Blaine home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Albert Hofstede the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Coon Rapids counts 10 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blaine 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 (7)
- Brandon Bochenski: [email protected], CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Hendricks: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonny Brodzinski: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Brown: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Hofstede: Abby Norling-Ruggles, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gretchen Carlson: 'Michael Scott Bogdonoff / MSB Media, LLC', CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Lee: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons