#14 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.




Born in Zumbrota
The three are covered in 9, 6 and 5 languages: C. C. Beck, Sydney Anderson and Gus Bradley.
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#3When Zumbrota’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 1 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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 else born in Zumbrota
1 more, best known first.
Who’s the most famous person from Zumbrota?
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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.
Photo credits (4)
- C. C. Beck: C._C._Beck.jpg: Alan Light derivative work: Jayblue42, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sydney Anderson: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gus Bradley: Melissa Hillier, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth O. Chilstrom: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons