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Famous people · Park Rapids

Park Rapids is the birthplace of 5 famous people

Aaron Pike leads the list, covered in 4 languages. The American politician Sharon Nelson ranks second, ahead of McKenna Brand. Half or more of the towns in Minnesota have no one on record, but this one has 11.7 for every 10,000 residents. Born in 1950, Will Weaver is the first name on record, and McKenna Brand, born in 1996, the most recent.

#1 best knownAaron PikeSports · born 1986
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Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Aaron Pike
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1950
Will Weaver
Youngest
1996
McKenna Brand
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Park Rapids

Languages with an article: 4 for Aaron Pike, 4 for Sharon Nelson, 2 for McKenna Brand.

Aaron Pike#1
Sports

Aaron Pike

born 1986

American wheelchair racer, biathlete and cross-country skier

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Sharon Nelson#2
Politics & Law

Sharon Nelson

American politician

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
McKenna Brand#3
Sports

McKenna Brand

born 1996

American ice hockey forward

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Park Rapids’s famous people were born

The 1980s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.

The American centuryToday195020002050McKenna BrandAaron Pike
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Park Rapids is known for

The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Park Rapids

A further 2 follow, born between 1950 and 1987.

TK

Tom Kading

born 1987

Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Park Rapids 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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