3 famous people were born in Vernon Center
At the top of the list is the British minister Edward A. Burdick, covered in 2 languages. Benjamin Tibbets Kemerer and Harvey F. Thew follow. Born in 1874, Benjamin Tibbets Kemerer is the first name on record, and Edward A. Burdick, born in 1921, the most recent. The longest list in Minnesota is Duluth’s, with 50 names.
Born in Vernon Center
Two of the three are ministers and preachers.
What Vernon Center is known for
Ministers and preachers are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Also called Vernon Center home
Born elsewhere, Julie Rosen lived here.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vernon Center 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 (1)
- Julie Rosen: Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons