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Famous people · Heron Lake
Heron Lake is the birthplace of 5 famous people
Articles in 4 languages make the Catholic bishop Frederick William Freking the best known. Garland Buckeye is second and George Mann third. 5 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Garland Buckeye, born in 1897, the newest to George Mann, born in 1918.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Frederick William Freking
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1897
Garland Buckeye
Youngest
1918
George Mann
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Heron Lake
First, Frederick William Freking (4 languages), then Garland Buckeye (2) and George Mann (2).
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Through the years
When Heron Lake’s famous people were born
The 1890s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Heron Lake is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Heron Lake
2 more, best known first.
Harvey Edwin Swennes
1899–1964American politician – Minnesota -House 1939-40 (District 14)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Heron Lake 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 (1)
- Garland Buckeye: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons