#1Famous people · Deer River
Deer River counts 3 famous people, first among them John Linder
Most widely known is John Linder, the American politician, with articles in 11 languages. Second place goes to the American parapsychologist Charles Honorton, third to Harry Basford. The earliest on the list is Harry Basford, born in 1908, and the youngest Charles Honorton, born in 1946. Famous people are on record for 413 of the towns in Minnesota.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
John Linder
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1908
Harry Basford
Youngest
1946
Charles Honorton
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Deer River
Three names lead: John Linder (11 languages), Charles Honorton (1) and Harry Basford (1).
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What Deer River is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Deer River 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 (1)
- John Linder: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons