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Famous people · South St. Paul
Leaders stand out among the 13 famous people born in South St. Paul
Most widely known is Justin Faulk, the American ice hockey defenseman, with articles in 17 languages. Second and third on the list are Trevor Fehrman and James P. Shannon. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 9 in all. Half or more of the towns in Minnesota have no one on record, but this one has 6.3 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Justin Faulk
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1921
James P. Shannon
Youngest
1992
Adam Wilcox
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about South St. Paul’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What South St. Paul is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.8 times the usual share.
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 South St. Paul’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in South St. Paul
Counted by languages, Justin Faulk is ahead of Trevor Fehrman and James P. Shannon: 17, 10 and 9.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in South St. Paul
The rest number 10, with 5 leaders among them.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called South St. Paul home
Born elsewhere, Anne Claflin lived here.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, St. Paul counts 32 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South St. Paul 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 (10)
- Trevor Fehrman: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas D. Waldhauser: U.S. Africa Command, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karin Housley: Svenskbygderna, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Metzen: Mark Dayton, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Palmquist: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Atkins: Office of Governor Mark Dayton & Lt. Governor Tina Smith, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: Nickolas Muray, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Stassen: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Busch: Jeffrey Hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Sieben: William Wesen Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons