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Famous people · Ortonville
6 famous people were born in Ortonville
Dan Jurgens, the American comics artist and writer, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. Born in 1881, Agnes Gardner Eyre is the first name on record, and Dan Jurgens, born in 1959, the most recent. Fewer than a quarter of the 454 towns in Minnesota with famous people list more. The biggest group are leaders: 3.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Dan Jurgens
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1881
Agnes Gardner Eyre
Youngest
1959
Dan Jurgens
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Ortonville
Dan Jurgens, Don Gerhardt and Steve Street are written about in 7, 3 and 3 languages.
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Through the years
When Ortonville’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 2 births.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Ortonville is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.4 times.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Ortonville
Of the other 3, 2 are leaders.
Edwin Joseph Martinson
1891–1974American politician – Minnesota -- "Ed" House 1939-48 (District 48); House 1951-52 (District 48)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ortonville 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 (1)
- Agnes Gardner Eyre: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons