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Famous people · Eden Prairie
Athletes stand out among the 17 famous people born in Eden Prairie
At the top of the list is the American ice hockey player Jackson LaCombe, covered in 14 languages. The next two names are Nick Leddy and Susan Rapp. More than half were born since 1970, 14 in all. Fewer than a quarter of the 451 towns in Minnesota with famous people list more.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Jackson LaCombe
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1943
Paul H. Anderson
Youngest
2004
Cameron Carr
Most common field
Sports
16 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Eden Prairie’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Eden Prairie’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1990s, with 10 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Eden Prairie is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2.7 times as common.
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 Eden Prairie
First, Jackson LaCombe (14 languages), then Nick Leddy (14) and Susan Rapp (13).
#2
#3Sports
Susan Rapp
born 1965American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, Masters world record holder
13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Eden Prairie
14 more names, born between 1943 and 2004.
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A chosen home
Also called Eden Prairie home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Paige Bueckers the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Edina has the most people on record, 44 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eden Prairie 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 (13)
- Nick Leddy: Hockeybroad, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Rapp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Kristo: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Rau: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jermaine Johnson: Chief ArmyReserve, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carter Bykowski: GoIowaState, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul H. Anderson: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Downing: Chipermc, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paige Bueckers: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Cwodzinski: Office of Governor Mark Dayton & Lt. Governor Tina Smith, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mardy Fish: Michele Sandberg, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Bergman: U.S. Secretary of War, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rory Guilday: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons