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Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5Famous people · Granite Falls
3 famous people call Granite Falls their birthplace
Most widely known is Archibald Bush, the American businessman, with articles in 2 languages. Arba J. Powers and Curt Strasheim follow. Half or more of the towns in Minnesota have no one on record, but this one has 11.2 for every 10,000 residents. From Arba J. Powers in 1883 to Archibald Bush in 1887, the births cover 4 years.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Archibald Bush
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
Arba J. Powers
Youngest
1887
Archibald Bush
Most common field
Business
1 people
The best known
Born in Granite Falls
Ranked by languages covered: Archibald Bush with 2, then Arba J. Powers with 1 and Curt Strasheim with 1.
AP#2
Politics & Law
Arba J. Powers
1883–1971American politician – Minnesota -- "A.J." House 1931-46 (District 64)
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Known for
What Granite Falls is known for
Business people are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Granite Falls 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.