#1Science & Medicine
Peter Agre
born 1949American chemist, recipient of Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Famous people · Northfield
Of the 20 famous people born in Northfield, an unusual share are writers and artists
Peter Agre leads the list, covered in 64 languages. Close behind are Siri Hustvedt and Edward Fitzgerald. The largest group, 8, was born since 1970. The first birth on record is Hugh L. Burleson’s, in 1867, and the last Mataeo Bunbury’s, in 2005.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Peter Agre
in 64 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
Hugh L. Burleson
Youngest
2005
Mataeo Bunbury
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Northfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Northfield is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 2.5 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Northfield
The three are covered in 64, 35 and 14 languages: Peter Agre, Siri Hustvedt and Edward Fitzgerald.
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#2Writing & Arts
Siri Hustvedt
born 1955American novelist, essayist, poet
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#3Through the years
When Northfield’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 4 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Northfield
Of the other 17, 8 are athletes.
Ralph Bigelow Goodhue
1878–1960American politician – Minnesota -- "R.B." Senate 1943-50 (District 18)
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A chosen home
Also called Northfield home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Paul Wellstone the best known.
The town’s pick
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Famous people from the towns next door
Dundas has the longest list next door, one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Northfield 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)
- Peter Agre: Nobel Media, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Siri Hustvedt: Hreinn Gudlaugsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Fitzgerald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karl Rolvaag: State of Minnesota, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sylvia Chase: SSGT Lee Schading, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caleb Thielbar: Bill Bryan on Flickr (Original version) 佾珜 (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Wellstone: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ulysses G. McAlexander: War Department. Army War College. Historical Section. World War I Branch. ca. 1918-ca. 1948, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons