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Williams, Spafford, Hotel · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Caledonia
5 famous people call Caledonia their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American record producer Ken Nelson, covered in 7 languages. Close behind are Dave Kunst and Lloyd L. Duxbury. The earliest on the list is George Harold Lommen, born in 1895, and the youngest Isaac Fruechte, born in 1991. For every 10,000 residents the town has 17.7, while at least half the towns in Minnesota list nobody born there.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Ken Nelson
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
George Harold Lommen
Youngest
1991
Isaac Fruechte
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Caledonia
Three names lead: Ken Nelson (7 languages), Dave Kunst (5) and Lloyd L. Duxbury (3).
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Through the years
When Caledonia’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1910s come out on top, with 1 births.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageNotableSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Caledonia is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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 Caledonia
The other 2 span the years 1895 to 1991.
George Harold Lommen
1895–1942American politician – Minnesota -House 1925-26 (District 61); Senate 1927-42 (District 61)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Caledonia 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.