#1Writing & Arts
Sinclair Lewis
1885–1951American writer and playwright
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Famous people · Sauk Centre
Sauk Centre, birthplace of Sinclair Lewis and 4 more famous people
120 languages have an article about the American writer and playwright Sinclair Lewis. Rachel Evers, the American professional wrestler, comes second, with James Beardsley Hendryx third. The oldest name on the list belongs to James Beardsley Hendryx, born in 1880, the newest to Rachel Evers, born in 1992. Writers and artists make up the largest group, 3 of them.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Sinclair Lewis
in 120 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
James Beardsley Hendryx
Youngest
1992
Rachel Evers
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
What stands out about Sauk Centre’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Sauk Centre
Sinclair Lewis, Rachel Evers and James Beardsley Hendryx are written about in 120, 6 and 4 languages.
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Writing & Arts
James Beardsley Hendryx
1880–1963American author of western fiction
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Through the years
When Sauk Centre’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1880s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
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Known for
What Sauk Centre is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 5.9 times.
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Everyone else born in Sauk Centre
Still to come: 2 more, from 1950 to 1961.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sauk Centre 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 (2)
- Sinclair Lewis: Oscar White, Pach Brothers Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Evers: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons