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Broadway Street, New Germany, MinnesotaPhoto: Myotus · CC BY 4.0
Famous people · New Germany

3 famous people call New Germany their birthplace

Abby Hensel, the American actress, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The American actress Brittany Hensel ranks second, ahead of Jimmy Hutmaker. Born in 1932, Jimmy Hutmaker is the first name on record, and Brittany Hensel, born in 1990, the most recent. The longest list of any town in Minnesota belongs to Duluth, with 50.

Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Abby Hensel
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1932
Jimmy Hutmaker
Youngest
1990
Brittany Hensel
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
2 people
The best known

Born in New Germany

Abby Hensel leads with articles in 2 languages, ahead of Brittany Hensel (2) and Jimmy Hutmaker (1).

AH#1
Film, TV & Stage

Abby Hensel

born 1990

American actress

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
BH#2
Film, TV & Stage

Brittany Hensel

born 1990

American actress

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JH#3
Notable

Jimmy Hutmaker

1932–2007

Local colorful character

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Germany 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.