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Famous people · Chaska
Chaska’s famous people span 146 years: 5 births from 1858 to 2004
Most widely known is Jimmy Snuggerud, the American ice hockey player, with articles in 7 languages. Close behind are Shane Gersich and George G. Eitel. The largest group, 4, was born since 1970. Jimmy Snuggerud was born in 2004.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Jimmy Snuggerud
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
George G. Eitel
Youngest
2004
Jimmy Snuggerud
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Chaska’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Chaska’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Chaska
Two of the three are athletes.
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#3Science & Medicine
George G. Eitel
1858–1928American surgeon; designed and built Eitel Hospital
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Known for
What Chaska is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2.3 times the usual share.
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 Chaska
Still to come: 2 more, from 1993 to 1997.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Chaska home
One more notable person made the town home: Scott Jensen.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Chanhassen lists the most people: 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chaska 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 (5)
- George G. Eitel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Travis: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Jensen: Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rory Guilday: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William F. Badè: Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, CA., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons