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Famous people · Brooklyn Center
2 famous people were born in Brooklyn Center
Most widely known is Debra Hilstrom, the American politician, with articles in 3 languages. The only other name is the American politician Steve Yeager. Across the town line, Minneapolis lists 20, Prince first. Steve Yeager, born in 1978, is the youngest, and Debra Hilstrom, born in 1968, the first on record.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Debra Hilstrom
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1968
Debra Hilstrom
Youngest
1978
Steve Yeager
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Brooklyn Center
#2A chosen home
Also called Brooklyn Center home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Samantha Vang the best known.
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Close by, the fullest list is Minneapolis’, at 20 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brooklyn Center 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 (6)
- Steve Yeager: XdiscothequeX, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samantha Vang: MN Senate DFL from St, Paul, Minnesota, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Eaton: Mark Dayton, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prince: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Curt Hennig: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Richards: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons