#13 famous people call Royalton their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American baseball player Carmen Hill, covered in 4 languages. The American lawyer and politician Gordon Rosenmeier ranks second, ahead of James Jewett Carnes. The earliest on the list is Carmen Hill, born in 1895, and the youngest Gordon Rosenmeier, born in 1907. The longest list in Minnesota is Duluth’s, with 50 names.



Born in Royalton
By how many languages cover them, Carmen Hill comes first (4), then Gordon Rosenmeier (2) and James Jewett Carnes (1).
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#2Gordon Rosenmeier
1907–1989American lawyer and politician
#3What Royalton is known for
Share of Royalton’s famous people in each field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Royalton 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)
- Carmen Hill: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Rosenmeier: State of Minnesota, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Jewett Carnes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons