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Famous people · Cass Lake

5 famous people were born in Cass Lake

Most widely known is Archie Marshek, the American film editor, with articles in 5 languages. Douglas Pike is second and Skip Finn third. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 3 in all. From Archie Marshek to Skip Finn, the births on the list run from 1902 to 1948.

#1 best knownArchie MarshekFilm, TV & Stage · 1902–1992
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Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Archie Marshek
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1902
Archie Marshek
Youngest
1948
Skip Finn
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
The best known

Born in Cass Lake

Two of the three are leaders.

Archie Marshek#1
Film, TV & Stage

Archie Marshek

1902–1992

American film editor

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DP#2
Politics & Law

Douglas Pike

1924–2002

American diplomat and historian

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Skip Finn#3
Politics & Law

Skip Finn

1948–2018

American state senator

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Cass Lake’s famous people were born

The 1940s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Skip FinnArchie Marshek
Politics & LawFilm, TV & Stage

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

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What Cass Lake is known for

Cass Lake has 3.8× the usual share of leaders.

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 Cass Lake

Here are 2 more, born from 1910 to 1944.

EV

Erma Vizenor

born 1944

Ojibwe politician and educator

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
DL

Donald D. Lundrigan

1910–1990

American politician – Minnesota -- "Don" House 1947-50 (District 52)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cass Lake 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.

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