#1Politics & Law
Glen Taylor
born 1941American politician and businessman
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Famous people · Springfield
Athletes stand out among the 9 famous people born in Springfield
Most widely known is Glen Taylor, the American politician and businessman, with articles in 6 languages. The next two names are Bernie Bierman and Kurt Daudt. 4 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Fewer than a quarter of the 410 towns in Minnesota with famous people list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Glen Taylor
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Bernie Bierman
Youngest
1992
Tyler Marz
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Springfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Springfield’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Springfield is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.6 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.
The best known
Born in Springfield
Two of the three are leaders.
#1
#2Sports
Bernie Bierman
1894–1977American college football player and coach
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Springfield
6 more, 4 of them athletes.
Jordan Milbrath
born 1991American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Springfield 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 (6)
- Glen Taylor: Gary Camarato, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernie Bierman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kurt Daudt: MNCD4Conservative (YouTube), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marty Seifert: MNCD4Conservative, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Marz: Chipermc, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Milbrath: Bryan Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons