#1Famous people · Burnsville
Most of the 14 famous people born in Burnsville came into the world since 1970
Articles in 21 languages make the American basketball player Cole Aldrich the best known. Tyus Jones and Brock Boeser follow. The earliest on the list is Nicolas Eugene Walsh, born in 1916, and the youngest Brock Boeser, born in 1997. Half or more of the towns in Minnesota have no one on record, but this one has 2.2 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Cole Aldrich
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1916
Nicolas Eugene Walsh
Youngest
1997
Brock Boeser
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Burnsville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Burnsville’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1990s, at 6.
SportsFilm, TV & StageNotableFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Burnsville
Three names lead: Cole Aldrich (21 languages), Tyus Jones (18) and Brock Boeser (15).
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What Burnsville is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 2.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Burnsville
Another 11, 4 of them athletes.
Mikayla Raines
1995–2025American wildlife rescuer/rehabilitator and YouTuber
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A chosen home
Also called Burnsville home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Burnsville, though born elsewhere.
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Around it, Bloomington has the most people on record, 27 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burnsville 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 (9)
- Cole Aldrich: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyus Jones: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brock Boeser: Minda Haas Kuhlmann from Omaha, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Osnes: Photographer, Nathan Johnson, her husband (fiance at the time) http://nathanjohnsonphotography.com, CC BY 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jarred Tinordi: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Lundin: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Big Eagle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Sexton: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Ahcan: Jessica, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons