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Famous people · Vernon Center

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 here
3
notable people
Best known
Edward A. Burdick
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1874
Benjamin Tibbets Kemerer
Youngest
1921
Edward A. Burdick
Most common field
Faith
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known

Born in Vernon Center

Two of the three are ministers and preachers.

EB#1
Faith

Edward A. Burdick

1921–2011

British minister

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BK#2
Faith

Benjamin Tibbets Kemerer

1874–1960

American Episcopalian bishop

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
HT#3
Film, TV & Stage

Harvey F. Thew

1883–1946

American screenwriter

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Ministers and preachers are the most numerous, 2 of them.

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Also called Vernon Center home

Born elsewhere, Julie Rosen lived here.

Julie Rosen

Julie Rosen

born 1957

American politician

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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.

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