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Famous people · Winthrop

One famous person was born in Winthrop

Earl V. Johnson, the united States Navy officer, was born in 1913. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. Across Minnesota, 413 towns list someone born there.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Earl V. Johnson
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1913
Earl V. Johnson
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known

Born in Winthrop

EJ#1
Military

Earl V. Johnson

1913–1942

United States Navy officer

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Winthrop 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.