5 famous people were born in Cokato
Most widely known is Sydney E. Ahlstrom, the American historian, with articles in 6 languages. Alondra Cano and James Johnson follow. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970. Over 86 years of births, the list goes from Pearl Swanson (1895) to Alondra Cano (1981).
What stands out about Cokato’s famous people
When Cokato’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1910s, at 1.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Cokato
Sydney E. Ahlstrom leads with articles in 6 languages, ahead of Alondra Cano (4) and James Johnson (4).
#2What Cokato is known for
Share of Cokato’s famous people in each field.
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Everyone else born in Cokato
Here are 2 more, born from 1895 to 1973.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cokato 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 (2)
- Alondra Cano: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Bromstad: SharonaGott, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons