#1Famous people · Chisholm
Most of the 11 famous people born in Chisholm came into the world between 1920 and 1969
John Shuster, the American curler, is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. Behind the leader come Jim Oberstar and John Anton Blatnik. Born in 1911, John Anton Blatnik is the first name on record, and John Shuster, born in 1982, the most recent. Half or more of the towns in Minnesota have no one on record, but this one has 23.3 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
John Shuster
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1911
John Anton Blatnik
Youngest
1982
John Shuster
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Chisholm
John Shuster leads with articles in 16 languages, ahead of Jim Oberstar (10) and John Anton Blatnik (7).
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#3Through the years
When Chisholm’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 3 births.
Politics & LawSportsNotableBusinessFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Chisholm is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.3 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 Chisholm
Still to come: 8 more, from 1916 to 1951.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Chisholm home
Born elsewhere, David Tomassoni lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chisholm 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)
- John Shuster: Al Pavangkanan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Oberstar: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Anton Blatnik: Image courtesy of the Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Govednik: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Tomassoni: Mark Dayton, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons