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Famous people · Windom

Maria Schneider tops a list of 5 famous people born in Windom

Most widely known is Maria Schneider, the jazz bandleader and composer, with articles in 23 languages. Second and third on the list are Johnny Olson and Elaine Harder. Johnny Olson (1910) and Randy Weeks (2000) mark the two ends of the list. The biggest group are musicians: 2.

#2 best knownJohnny OlsonFilm, TV & Stage · 1910–1985
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Maria Schneider
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1910
Johnny Olson
Youngest
2000
Randy Weeks
Most common field
Music
2 people
The best known

Born in Windom

Maria Schneider leads with articles in 23 languages, ahead of Johnny Olson (5) and Elaine Harder (2).

MS#1
Music

Maria Schneider

born 1960

Jazz bandleader and composer

23 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Johnny Olson#2
Film, TV & Stage

Johnny Olson

1910–1985

American television announcer

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
EH#3
Politics & Law

Elaine Harder

1947–2013

American politician

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Windom’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 1.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Johnny Olson
MusicFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawNotable

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Known for

What Windom is known for

The largest field is Music, with 2 people.

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 Windom

2 more, best known first.

RW

Randy Weeks

born 2000

American singer and songwriter

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Windom 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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