#1Business
Mike Lindell
born 1961American businessman, political activist, and conspiracy theorist
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Famous people · Mankato
The 45 famous people born in Mankato, led by Mike Lindell
Best known of all is Mike Lindell, written about in 31 languages. The next two names are Ron Johnson and Jimmy Chin. For every 10,000 residents the town has 9.9, while at least half the towns in Minnesota list nobody born there. Between 1920 and 1969, 19 were born, the most of any period.
Born here
45
notable people
Best known
Mike Lindell
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
Alice Day Pratt
Youngest
1997
Rebekah Kolstad
Most common field
Politics & Law
14 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Mankato’s famous people
The best known
Born in Mankato
Mike Lindell has articles in 31 languages, Ron Johnson in 31 and Jimmy Chin in 14.
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#3Film, TV & Stage
Jimmy Chin
born 1973American mountain climber, filmmaker
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Through the years
When Mankato’s famous people were born
The 1910s saw the most births of any decade: 7.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsNotableFilm, TV & StageBusinessFaithMilitaryScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Mankato is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.5 times the usual share.
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 Mankato
Still to come: 42 more, from 1872 to 1997.
Marvel Cooke
1903–2000First African American woman to work at a mainstream white-owned newspaper
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William Frederick Kirk
1877–1927Baseball writer, columnist, humorist, poet and songwriter
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Alice Day Pratt
1872–1963American homesteader, writer and botanical collector
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Ervin H. Schulz
1911–1978American politician – Minnesota -House 1939-42 (District 39)
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Roy F. Schulz
1920–2010American politician – Minnesota -House 1951-62 (District 8); House 1963-66 (District 11); House 1967-70 (District 11B)
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Steven B. Szarke
born 1944American politician – Minnesota -- "Steve" House 1971-72 (District 13B)
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William D. Dean
born 1940American politician – Minnesota -- "Bill" House 1975-82 (District 58A)
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Also called Mankato home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Mankato, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mankato 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 (8)
- Mike Lindell: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Johnson: Office of Senator Ron Johnson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Chin: US Embassy Nepal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Landsteiner: TracyFleuryFan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Myrtle Lind: Mack Sennett Comedies, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy House: Ray Jones, Universal Photo., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Louis Hodapp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Walz: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons