#1Famous people · Champlin
3 famous people come from Champlin, Curtis Axel the best known
Most widely known is Curtis Axel, the American professional wrestler, with articles in 28 languages. John Bauer and Jamie Hersch follow. For every 10,000 residents the town has 1.3, while at least half the towns in Minnesota list nobody born there. Born in 1969, John Bauer is the first name on record, and Jamie Hersch, born in 1987, the most recent.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Curtis Axel
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1969
John Bauer
Youngest
1987
Jamie Hersch
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Champlin
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Born elsewhere, John Hoffman lived here.
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3 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Champlin 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 (3)
- Curtis Axel: Krystal Bogner from Adelaide, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hoffman: User:Homey0117, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gretchen Carlson: 'Michael Scott Bogdonoff / MSB Media, LLC', CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons