#1Famous people · New Hope
3 famous people call New Hope their birthplace
Most widely known is Jim Johnson, the American ice hockey player, with articles in 5 languages. Chris Olson is second and Leslie Schumacher third. Next door, Plymouth lists 18, led by Amy Klobuchar. The earliest on the list is Leslie Schumacher, born in 1955, and the youngest Chris Olson, born in 1964.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Jim Johnson
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1955
Leslie Schumacher
Youngest
1964
Chris Olson
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in New Hope
Two of the three are athletes.
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Known for
What New Hope is known for
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A chosen home
Also called New Hope home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Ann Rest the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Hope 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 (5)
- Jim Johnson: Connor Mah, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Rest: Simplysusan42, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ember Reichgott Junge: The Minnesota Legislature, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Klobuchar: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Richards: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons