#1Charles Eastman
1858–1939Native American physician and scouting pioneer
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The best known is the Native American physician and scouting pioneer Charles Eastman, with articles in 22 languages. For every 10,000 residents the town has 17.8, while at least half the towns in Minnesota list nobody born there. Charles Eastman (1858) and Jim Gallery (1961) mark the two ends of the list. Fewer than a quarter of the 456 towns in Minnesota with famous people list more.

Two of the three are writers and artists.
#1Native American physician and scouting pioneer
American artist and author best known for his historical novels about early settlers in the Oregon Country
The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 2 births.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Redwood Falls 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.