#1Famous people · Excelsior
11 famous people were born in Excelsior, most of them since 1970
The best known is the American actor and singer Ryan McCartan, with articles in 10 languages. Behind the leader come Stuart R. Schram and Haley Kalil. Half or more of the towns in Minnesota have no one on record, but this one has 42.8 for every 10,000 residents. From Wilmot Whitworth Midgley to Emily Zumwinkle, the births on the list run from 1872 to 2003.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Ryan McCartan
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
Wilmot Whitworth Midgley
Youngest
2003
Emily Zumwinkle
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Excelsior’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Excelsior’s famous people were born
The 1990s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Excelsior
Three names lead: Ryan McCartan (10 languages), Stuart R. Schram (10) and Haley Kalil (9).
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#2Science & Medicine
Stuart R. Schram
1924–2012American physicist and sinologist
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What Excelsior is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 4 people.
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Everyone else born in Excelsior
Here are 8 more, born from 1872 to 2003.
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The best known from each town bordering Excelsior.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Excelsior 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)
- Ryan McCartan: Luckyowl99, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stuart R. Schram: 韦嵬, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Zumwinkle: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vinni Lettieri: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Zumwinkle: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Wefald: American Battle Monuments Commission, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Curry: Hockeytigers (Eva Fuchs), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons