#1Film, TV & Stage
Leroy Shield
1893–1962American film score and radio composer, pianist, session musician
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Famous people · Waseca
12 famous people were born in Waseca, more of them leaders than in most towns
Best known of all is Leroy Shield, written about in 11 languages. The largest group, 7, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Only 41 of the 410 towns in Minnesota with anyone on record list more. Births span 1883 to 1988, from Fred McConnell to Sky Macklay.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Leroy Shield
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
Fred McConnell
Youngest
1988
Sky Macklay
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Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Waseca’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Waseca is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 2.6 times.
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The best known
Born in Waseca
First, Leroy Shield (11 languages), then Ray John Madden (8) and Robert Sheran (5).
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#3Politics & Law
Robert Sheran
1916–2012American lawyer, judge and politician
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Through the years
When Waseca’s famous people were born
The 1890s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
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Everyone else born in Waseca
Still to come: 9 more, from 1883 to 1988.
George Peter Madden
1887–1977American politician – Minnesota -- "G.P." House 1935-36 (District 16)
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Joseph Alland
1894–1973American politician – Minnesota -- "Joe" House 1943-44 (District 49)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waseca 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 (5)
- Leroy Shield: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray John Madden: US Congress Joint Cmte on Printing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Sheran: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Terrell: Kansas City Royals, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Peter Madden: Minnesota State Legislature, CC0, Wikimedia Commons