#1Famous people · Elk River
Athletes stand out among the 9 famous people born in Elk River
At the top of the list is the American ice hockey player Joel Otto, covered in 12 languages. The largest group, 7, was born since 1970. Half or more of the towns in Minnesota have no one on record, but this one has 3.4 for every 10,000 residents. Only 57 of the 441 towns in Minnesota with anyone on record list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Joel Otto
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1903
Dorothy Stahl Brady
Youngest
2000
Madison Bizal
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Elk River’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Elk River’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1990s, at 4.
SportsScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Elk River is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2.2 times the usual share.
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 Elk River
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Science & Medicine
Dorothy Stahl Brady
1903–1977American mathematician and economist
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Everyone else born in Elk River
Of the other 6, 5 are athletes.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Ramsey, at 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elk 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 (7)
- Joel Otto: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Prosser: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Bates: Chad Veal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Hillman: TheAHL, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madison Bizal: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonna Albers: Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Giorgos Papandreou: Basilis Filis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons