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Famous people · Wabasha
5 famous people were born in Wabasha
Articles in 9 languages make the American actor Larry Brandenburg the best known. Behind the leader come John R. Foley and Abigail McCarthy. 3 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Half or more of the towns in Minnesota have no one on record, but this one has 19.3 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Larry Brandenburg
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1908
Fay George Child
Youngest
1948
Larry Brandenburg
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Wabasha
Two of the three are leaders.
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Through the years
When Wabasha’s famous people were born
The 1910s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Wabasha is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.9 times as common.
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 Wabasha
A further 2 follow, born between 1908 and 1928.
Eugene P. Foley
1928–2015NotableWikipedia ↗
Fay George Child
1908–1965American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1951-62 (District 24); Senate 1963-65 (District 22)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wabasha 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)
- John R. Foley: US Government printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons