#1Politics & Law
Dave Reichert
born 1950Former United States Representative from Washington
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Famous people · Detroit Lakes
Of the 9 famous people born in Detroit Lakes, an unusual share are leaders
Best known of all is Dave Reichert, written about in 17 languages. Behind the leader come Adam Thielen and Janet Benshoof. The largest group, 4, was born between 1920 and 1969. 3 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Dave Reichert
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1915
Norman Joseph Walz
Youngest
1990
Adam Thielen
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Detroit Lakes’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Detroit Lakes is known for
Detroit Lakes has 2.6× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Detroit Lakes’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1950s, with 2 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Detroit Lakes
Ranked by languages covered: Dave Reichert with 17, then Adam Thielen with 8 and Janet Benshoof with 6.
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Everyone else born in Detroit Lakes
Another 6, the earliest born in 1915.
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A chosen home
Also called Detroit Lakes home
One more notable person made the town home: Ed Schultz.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Detroit Lakes 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)
- Dave Reichert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Thielen: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janet Benshoof: Global Justice Center, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Johnson: David Sherman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Schultz: Jake Bucci, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons