#1Famous people · Roseau
Of the 18 famous people born in Roseau, an unusual share are athletes
At the top of the list is the American actor Garrett Hedlund, covered in 43 languages. The American ice hockey player Neal Broten ranks second, ahead of Robert Bergland. Between 1920 and 1969, 13 were born, the most of any period. Born in 1913, Phil Bengtson is the first name on record, and Garrett Hedlund, born in 1984, the most recent.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Garrett Hedlund
in 43 Wikipedia languages
First
1913
Phil Bengtson
Youngest
1984
Garrett Hedlund
Most common field
Sports
12 people
What stands out about Roseau’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Roseau is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.9 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 Roseau’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMusicWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Roseau
Garrett Hedlund has articles in 43 languages, Neal Broten in 17 and Robert Bergland in 16.
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Everyone else born in Roseau
The rest number 15, with 11 athletes among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Roseau 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 (6)
- Garrett Hedlund: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal Broten: John Croft, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Bergland: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Liz Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Broten: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Erickson: mark6mauno, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons