#1Famous people · Plymouth
Of the 18 famous people born in Plymouth, an unusual share are athletes
Most widely known is Amy Klobuchar, the American politician and lawyer, with articles in 48 languages. Blake Wheeler and Ariya Daivari follow. The largest group, 16, was born since 1970. For every 10,000 residents the town has 2.3, while at least half the towns in Minnesota list nobody born there.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Amy Klobuchar
in 48 Wikipedia languages
First
1957
David Gaither
Youngest
1995
Dani Cameranesi
Most common field
Sports
15 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Plymouth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Plymouth’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 11 births.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Plymouth is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.3 times.
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 Plymouth
Amy Klobuchar, Blake Wheeler and Ariya Daivari are written about in 48, 20 and 16 languages.
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Everyone else born in Plymouth
Another 15, 13 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Plymouth home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Plymouth, though born elsewhere.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Golden Valley, at 14.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Plymouth 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 (12)
- Amy Klobuchar: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Wheeler: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ariya Daivari: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dani Cameranesi: BDZ Sports, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Kaufmann: Stefan Brending (2eight), CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Marion Barber III: Jason from Charlotte, NC, US of A, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Donlin: U.S. Air Force Force Photo by J. L. Hernandez, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominique Barber: Texans_vs_Cowboys_preseason_2010.jpg: MC Glasgow derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Lynch: Michael Locke from Los Angeles, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brock Faber: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Laurinaitis: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Johnson: Connor Mah, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons