#1Famous people · Lake Park
3 famous people were born in Lake Park
Articles in 7 languages make the American musician Adolph Herseth the best known. The next two names are Owen Harding Wangensteen and Charles Thomas Wangensteen. Over 24 years of births, the list goes from Charles Thomas Wangensteen (1897) to Adolph Herseth (1921). Duluth has the most of any town in Minnesota: 50.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Adolph Herseth
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1897
Charles Thomas Wangensteen
Youngest
1921
Adolph Herseth
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in Lake Park
Adolph Herseth leads with articles in 7 languages, ahead of Owen Harding Wangensteen (3) and Charles Thomas Wangensteen (1).
#1
#2Science & Medicine
Owen Harding Wangensteen
1898–1981Surgeon, university teacher and medical writer
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CW#3
Politics & Law
Charles Thomas Wangensteen
1897–1968American politician – Minnesota -House 1933-36 (District 60)
1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Park 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 (2)
- Adolph Herseth: Trphira, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Owen Harding Wangensteen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons