#1Famous people · Roseville
Athletes stand out among the 13 famous people born in Roseville
Lee Stecklein, the American ice hockey player, is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. Second place goes to the short-track speed skater Randy Bartz, third to Mark Van Guilder. More than half were born since 1970, 9 in all. From Steve Short to Joey Anderson, the births on the list run from 1954 to 1998.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Lee Stecklein
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1954
Steve Short
Youngest
1998
Joey Anderson
Most common field
Sports
13 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Roseville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Roseville’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 4.
Sports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Roseville
Counted by languages, Lee Stecklein is ahead of Randy Bartz and Mark Van Guilder: 13, 11 and 6.
#1RB#2
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Roseville
A further 10 follow, born between 1954 and 1998.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Roseville home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Peter Krause the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
St. Paul has the longest list next door: 32.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Roseville 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 (11)
- Lee Stecklein: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Van Guilder: Chief Petty Officer Alan Haraf, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marty Sertich: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joey Anderson: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronda Curtin: johnmac612, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carolyn Kieger: KyleKr, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Krause: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Marty: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: Nickolas Muray, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Turner: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jenni Olson: JenniOlson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons