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Famous people · Two Harbors

11 famous people come from Two Harbors, Philip Berrigan the best known

Philip Berrigan, the American priest and anti-war activist, is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. 5 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list runs from Bill Stein, born in 1899, to Zack Fitzgerald, born in 1985. Athletes make up the largest group, 4 of them.

#3 best knownLeroy GoldsworthySports · 1908–1980
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Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Philip Berrigan
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1899
Bill Stein
Youngest
1985
Zack Fitzgerald
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known

Born in Two Harbors

The three are covered in 12, 7 and 7 languages: Philip Berrigan, Johnny Western and Leroy Goldsworthy.

PB#1
Faith

Philip Berrigan

1923–2002

American priest and anti-war activist

12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JW#2
Music

Johnny Western

born 1934

American singer

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Leroy Goldsworthy#3
Sports

Leroy Goldsworthy

1908–1980

American ice hockey player

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Two Harbors’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1900s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Leroy GoldsworthyZack Fitzgerald
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFaithMusicScience & Medicine

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Two Harbors is known for

Sports leads the fields, with 4 people.

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 Two Harbors

Here are 8 more, born from 1899 to 1985.

BS

Bill Stein

1899–1983

National Football League player

EB

Eileen Rose Busby

1922–2005

American historian and writer

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Zack Fitzgerald

Zack Fitzgerald

born 1985

American ice hockey player

ER

Esther Rose

1901–1990

American artist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
SR

Sharon Erickson Ropes

born 1954

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
DM

Donald Marquis

1908–1973

American psychologist

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Two Harbors 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.

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