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S. Broadway, Gilbert, MinnesotaPhoto: Myotus · CC BY 4.0
Famous people · Gilbert

4 famous people were born in Gilbert

Articles in 8 languages make the American motion picture sound editor Treg Brown the best known. Lou Barle is second and Bernie Kukar third. Born in 1899, Treg Brown is the first name on record, and Bernie Kukar, born in 1940, the most recent. The longest list of any town in Minnesota belongs to Duluth, with 50.

Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Treg Brown
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1899
Treg Brown
Youngest
1940
Bernie Kukar
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known

Born in Gilbert

Athletes take two of the three places.

TB#1
Writing & Arts

Treg Brown

1899–1984

American motion picture sound editor

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
LB#2
Sports

Lou Barle

1916–1996

American basketball player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
BK#3
Sports

Bernie Kukar

born 1940

American football official

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Gilbert is known for

Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 times.

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Everyone else born in Gilbert

1 more, best known first.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gilbert 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.

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