#1Famous people · Hibbing
38 famous people were born in Hibbing, most of them between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the American basketball player Kevin McHale, covered in 38 languages. The biggest group are athletes: 18. Frankie Campbell, born in 1904, is the earliest name and Scott Perunovich, born in 1998, the latest. Births since 1970 account for 5 of the names.
Born here
38
notable people
Best known
Kevin McHale
in 38 Wikipedia languages
First
1904
Frankie Campbell
Youngest
1998
Scott Perunovich
Most common field
Sports
18 people
The best known
Born in Hibbing
Two of the three are athletes.
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#3Politics & Law
Vincent Bugliosi
1934–2015American lawyer and true crime writer
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Through the years
When Hibbing’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1930s, at 7.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageNotableMilitaryScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hibbing is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.3 times as common.
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 Hibbing
The other 35 span the years 1904 to 1998.
Benjamin B. Patterson
1910–1986American politician – Minnesota -- "Ben" Senate 1963-66 (District 58)
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Carl Jacobson
born 1969American politician – Minnesota -House 2001-2002 (District 53B); House 2003-2004 (District 54B)
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Carl Mario D'Aquila
1924–2005American politician – Minnesota -House 1947-50 (District 60)
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The most names next door are in Keewatin: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hibbing 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)
- Kevin McHale: thepanamerican, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Maris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vincent Bugliosi: NoHoDamon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Garmaker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rudy Perpich: State of Minnesota, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gino Cappelletti: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hawkmano/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert R. Gilruth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons