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Famous people · Perham

Gabriele Grunewald tops a list of 8 famous people born in Perham

Most widely known is Gabriele Grunewald, the American middle- and long-distance runner, with articles in 11 languages. Second and third on the list are Ray Taylor and John Anthony Kaiser. Between 1920 and 1969, 4 were born, the most of any period. Gabriele Grunewald, born in 1986, is the youngest, and Colvin G. Butler, born in 1880, the first on record.

#1 best knownGabriele GrunewaldSports · 1986–2019
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Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Gabriele Grunewald
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
Colvin G. Butler
Youngest
1986
Gabriele Grunewald
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known

Born in Perham

Gabriele Grunewald has articles in 11 languages, Ray Taylor in 8 and John Anthony Kaiser in 6.

Gabriele Grunewald#1
Sports

Gabriele Grunewald

1986–2019

American middle- and long-distance runner

11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RT#2
Film, TV & Stage

Ray Taylor

1888–1952

American film director

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JK#3
Faith

John Anthony Kaiser

1932–2000

American martyr

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Perham’s famous people were born

The 1880s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Larry N. VanderhoefGabriele Grunewald
SportsFilm, TV & StageFaithScience & MedicinePolitics & LawNotable

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

Known for

What Perham is known for

3 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.

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 Perham

Here are 5 more, born from 1880 to 1949.

Larry N. Vanderhoef

Larry N. Vanderhoef

1941–2015

American academic and university chancellor

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
FH

Fritz Hanson

1914–1996

Player of American and Canadian football

JM

Jack McNelly

1949–2020

American male curler and coach

CB

Colvin G. Butler

1880–1961

American politician – Minnesota -House 1939-40 (District 50); Senate 1943-50 (District 50)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
DH

Donald V. Helmberger

1938–2020

American seismologist

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Perham 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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