#1Famous people · West St. Paul
Most of the 8 famous people born in West St. Paul came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Best known of all is Harold Stassen, written about in 15 languages. Paul Johnson and Joan Kroc follow. The oldest name on the list belongs to Harold Stassen, born in 1907, the newest to Tyler Mosienko, born in 1984. Half or more of the towns in Minnesota have no one on record, but this one has 3.7 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Harold Stassen
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Harold Stassen
Youngest
1984
Tyler Mosienko
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about West St. Paul’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When West St. Paul’s famous people were born
The 1920s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
SportsPolitics & LawBusinessFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in West St. Paul
Three names lead: Harold Stassen (15 languages), Paul Johnson (12) and Joan Kroc (7).
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#3Known for
What West St. Paul is known for
3 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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 West St. Paul
Of the other 5, 2 are athletes.
Karl Frederick Grittner
1922–2011American politician – Minnesota -House 1953-58 (District 39); Senate 1959-62 (District 39); Senate 1963-66 (District 46); Senate 1967-70 (District 43)
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The longest list nearby is St. Paul’s, with 32.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West St. Paul 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 (6)
- Harold Stassen: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Kroc: BillCramer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Gibis: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Mosienko: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: Nickolas Muray, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Busch: Jeffrey Hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons