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Famous people · Laporte

No famous person born in Laporte is listed yet

410 towns across Minnesota can name a famous person born there. Duluth’s 50 names make the longest list in Minnesota. After Duluth, the next longest list in Minnesota is St. Cloud’s, with 48.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Laporte), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Laporte has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

Back to Laporte

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Laporte 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.