#1Famous people · St. Cloud
The 48 famous people born in St. Cloud, led by Gig Young
The best known is the American actor Gig Young, with articles in 43 languages. Joel Gretsch and June Marlowe follow. Between 1920 and 1969, 27 were born, the most of any period. Only one town in Minnesota lists more.
Born here
48
notable people
Best known
Gig Young
in 43 Wikipedia languages
First
1854
Charles Sherlock Fillmore
Youngest
1991
Nate Wolters
Most common field
Sports
21 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about St. Cloud’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When St. Cloud’s famous people were born
The 1960s top the chart, with 8 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsNotableScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in St. Cloud
The three best known are all performers.
#1
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What St. Cloud is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 1.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in St. Cloud
45 more, best known first.
Wheelock Whitney, Jr.
1926–2016American businessman, educator and sports team executive
BusinessWikipedia ↗
William Francis Thompson
1888–1965American fisheries biologist and ichthyologist
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Raymond H. Bares
1929–1964American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1963-64 (District 27)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Franklin J. Knoll
born 1940American politician – Minnesota -- "Frank" House 1974-76 (District 61A); Senate 1977-82 (District 61)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Keith F. Hughes
1936–2021American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1965-66 (District 27); Senate 1967-72 (District 51)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Steve Dolinsky
born 1968American television, radio, print, and podcast food and travel reporter
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called St. Cloud home
Born elsewhere, King Banaian lived here.
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The neighbour with the most names is Sauk Rapids, at 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Cloud 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 (8)
- Gig Young: Talbot photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Gretsch: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- June Marlowe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Schmidt: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Wolters: Bobik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Durenberger: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Mortenson: Central Asia Institute Original uploader was Tauheed ashraf at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Sherlock Fillmore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons