#15 famous people call Braham their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American basketball player Noah Dahlman, covered in 5 languages. Second place goes to the American politician Marlene Johnson, third to Sheldon Johnson. Between 1920 and 1969, 3 were born, the most of any period. Only 93 of the 410 towns in Minnesota with anyone on record list more.
What stands out about Braham’s famous people
When Braham’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Braham
Two of the three are leaders.
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#3What Braham is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 3.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Braham
A further 2 follow, born between 1906 and 1936.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Braham 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 (4)
- Noah Dahlman: OpstinaAerodrom, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marlene Johnson: State of Minnesota, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheldon Johnson: MySPNN, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Richard Barnes: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons