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Famous people · Mendota

No famous person born in Mendota is listed yet

Of the towns next door, St. Paul lists the most: 32, with F. Scott Fitzgerald first. Duluth’s 50 names make the longest list in Minnesota. After Duluth, the next longest list in Minnesota is St. Cloud’s, with 48. In all of Minnesota, the famous people on record come from 417 towns.

Who’s listed here

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

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Famous people born near Mendota

Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mendota 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.

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