#1Famous people · Princeton
Of the 7 famous people born in Princeton, an unusual share are leaders
The best known is the American professional wrestler Bob Backlund, with articles in 26 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 5 were born, the most of any period. Fewer than a quarter of the 416 towns in Minnesota with famous people list more. Thomas William Brown, born in 1963, is the youngest, and Fay Cravens, born in 1872, the first on record.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Bob Backlund
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
Fay Cravens
Youngest
1963
Thomas William Brown
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Princeton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Princeton is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 3.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Princeton’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Princeton
Counted by languages, Bob Backlund is ahead of Rod Grams and Charles N. Orr: 26, 17 and 3.
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Rod Grams
1948–2013American politician, television personality and businessman
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Everyone else born in Princeton
Still to come: 4 more, from 1872 to 1963.
Fay Cravens
1872–1955American politician – Minnesota -House 1933-34 (District 55); Senate 1935-38 (District 55)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Princeton 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 (3)
- Bob Backlund: Miguel Discart from Bruxelles, Belgique, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles N. Orr: Kay Hart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elwyn Tinklenberg: Bernard Pollack, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons