#1Politics & Law
Jim Hagedorn
1962–2022U.S. Representative from Minnesota
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Famous people · Blue Earth
7 famous people from Blue Earth, many of them leaders
With articles in 12 languages, Jim Hagedorn is the most widely known. Behind the leader come Arlen Erdahl and Tom Hagedorn. 5 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Births span 1894 to 1962, from Donald Deskey to Jim Hagedorn.
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Best known
Jim Hagedorn
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Donald Deskey
Youngest
1962
Jim Hagedorn
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All three are leaders.
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Photo credits (5)
- Jim Hagedorn: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arlen Erdahl: Scroggsbro, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Hagedorn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Wolfe: shstrng, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Georgette Valle: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons