#1Famous people · Sleepy Eye
7 famous people from Sleepy Eye, many of them leaders
Most widely known is Scott Jensen, the Member of the Minnesota senate, with articles in 4 languages. Carl Jensen and Dana Kiecker follow. The largest group, 4, was born between 1920 and 1969. Half or more of the towns in Minnesota have no one on record, but this one has 20.3 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Scott Jensen
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
Joe Cutting
Youngest
1961
Dana Kiecker
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Sleepy Eye’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Sleepy Eye is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Sleepy Eye
Two of the three are leaders.
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Through the years
When Sleepy Eye’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1920s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Sleepy Eye
Of the other 4, 2 are leaders.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sleepy Eye 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)
- Scott Jensen: Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Fischer: Elaine B. Mitchell (editor), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons