#1Famous people · Maple Grove
8 famous people from Maple Grove, many of them athletes
The best known is the American ice hockey player Brock Faber, with articles in 16 languages. Most were born since 1970: 8 of them. Half or more of the towns in Minnesota have no one on record, but this one has 1.1 for every 10,000 residents. The list runs from Joe Jensen, born in 1983, to Brock Faber, born in 2002.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Brock Faber
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1983
Joe Jensen
Youngest
2002
Brock Faber
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Maple Grove’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Maple Grove’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1990s come out on top, with 4 births.
Sports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Maple Grove
First, Brock Faber (16 languages), then Joe Jensen (6) and Jordan Gross (6).
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Maple Grove
Still to come: 5 more, from 1994 to 2000.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Maple Grove home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Brian Thompson the best known.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Plymouth’s, at 18 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Maple Grove 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 (9)
- Brock Faber: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Jensen: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Gross: Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Hull: Cramerwiki, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Haakenson: TheSoccerBoy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Wieneke: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristin Bahner: MN Senate DFL from St, Paul, Minnesota, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristin Robbins: Minnesota House of Representatives photographer's office, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Klobuchar: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons