#1Famous people · Wayzata
Of the 7 famous people born in Wayzata, an unusual share are athletes
The best known is the American football player James Laurinaitis, with articles in 8 languages. 3 of them were born since 1970. The oldest name on the list belongs to Bud Daugherty, born in 1890, the newest to Jaxson Stauber, born in 1999. Only 77 of the 416 towns in Minnesota with anyone on record list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
James Laurinaitis
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
Bud Daugherty
Youngest
1999
Jaxson Stauber
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Wayzata’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Wayzata’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1900s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsMusicWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Wayzata is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Wayzata
Three names lead: James Laurinaitis (8 languages), Erin Bode (5) and Kent DuChaine (3).
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Everyone else born in Wayzata
The rest number 4, with 3 athletes among them.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Wayzata.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wayzata 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)
- James Laurinaitis: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erin Bode: paparutzi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sophia Kunin: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bud Daugherty: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Klobuchar: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons