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Famous people · Zumbrota

4 famous people were born in Zumbrota

Articles in 9 languages make the American cartoonist C. C. Beck the best known. Second and third on the list are Sydney Anderson and Gus Bradley. Born in 1881, Sydney Anderson is the first name on record, and Gus Bradley, born in 1966, the most recent. Half or more of the towns in Minnesota have no one on record, but this one has 10.2 for every 10,000 residents.

#1 best knownC. C. BeckWriting & Arts · 1910–1989
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
C. C. Beck
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1881
Sydney Anderson
Youngest
1966
Gus Bradley
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known

Born in Zumbrota

The three are covered in 9, 6 and 5 languages: C. C. Beck, Sydney Anderson and Gus Bradley.

C. C. Beck#1
Writing & Arts

C. C. Beck

1910–1989

American cartoonist

9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Sydney Anderson#2
Politics & Law

Sydney Anderson

1881–1948

American politician

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Gus Bradley#3
Sports

Gus Bradley

born 1966

American football coach and player

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Zumbrota’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 1 births.

Mills & railroadsThe American century19001950Kenneth O. ChilstromGus BradleySydney Anderson
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawSportsMilitary

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Zumbrota is known for

The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 1.

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 Zumbrota

1 more, best known first.

Kenneth O. Chilstrom

Kenneth O. Chilstrom

1921–2022

American test pilot

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Zumbrota 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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