#1Writing & Arts
Gretchen Carlson
born 1966American broadcast journalist, author, television personality and female empowerment advocate
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Famous people · Coon Rapids
Athletes stand out among the 10 famous people born in Coon Rapids
Gretchen Carlson is the best known, with articles in 22 languages. The next two names are Brandon Paulson and Jared Berggren. Since 1970, 7 were born, the most of any period. Over 66 years of births, the list goes from Leo Foley (1928) to Logan Shore (1994).
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Gretchen Carlson
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1928
Leo Foley
Youngest
1994
Logan Shore
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Coon Rapids’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Coon Rapids’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1970s come out on top, with 5 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Coon Rapids is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Coon Rapids
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Everyone else born in Coon Rapids
Still to come: 7 more, from 1928 to 1994.
Dan Johnson
born 1979Major League Baseball first baseman in the Toronto Blue Jays organization
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Stephanie Olsen
born 1967American politician – Minnesota -House 2003-2004 (District 47B)
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A chosen home
Also called Coon Rapids home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Coon Rapids, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Anoka has the most on record, with 14.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Coon Rapids 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 (10)
- Gretchen Carlson: 'Michael Scott Bogdonoff / MSB Media, LLC', CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jared Berggren: Dennis Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Johnson: Cake6, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Langfeld: No machine-readable author provided. JamesTeterenko assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Logan Shore: Dustin Nosler, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Newton: Mark Dayton, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zack Stephenson: Travellers & Tinkers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Bochenski: [email protected], CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Morin: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis Axel: Krystal Bogner from Adelaide, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons