Share Famous people · Havre Leaders stand out among the 24 famous people born in Havre Most widely known is Jon Tester, the American politician and farmer, with articles in 32 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 20 were born, the most of any period. Jacob Bachmeier, born in 1998, is the youngest, and Ray Kuka, born in 1922, the first on record. Half or more of the towns in Montana have no one on record, but this one has 25.9 for every 10,000 residents.
#2 best known Jeff Ament Music · born 1963 +20more Born here
24
notable people
Best known
Jon Tester
in 32 Wikipedia languages
Youngest
1998
Jacob Bachmeier
Most common field
Politics & Law
13 people
What stands out about Havre’s famous people ★ What stands out · Known for What Havre is known for Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.6 times as common.
Politics & Law 13 people 54%2.6× usual Music 3 people 13%2.3× usual Sports 3 people 13%below usual Science & Medicine 2 people 8%1.4× usual Writing & Arts 1 person 4%below usual Notable 1 person 4% Film, TV & Stage 1 person 4%below usual The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years When Havre’s famous people were born No decade has more births than the 1950s, at 8.
Mills & railroads The American century Today 1900 1950 2000 Karan Armstrong Ray Kuka Jeff Ament Marc Mariani Politics & Law Music Sports Science & Medicine Writing & Arts Notable Film, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known Born in Havre Two of the three are leaders.
JT #1
Politics & Law Jon Tester born 1956 American politician and farmer
#2 Music Jeff Ament born 1963 American bassist
#3 Politics & Law Brian Schweitzer born 1955 U.S. politician; Governor of Montana
Everyone Everyone else born in Havre 21 more, 11 of them leaders.
All · 21 Politics & Law · 11 Sports · 3 Music · 2 Film, TV & Stage · 1 Writing & Arts · 1 Science & Medicine · 2 Notable · 1
Any time The American century · 17 Today · 2
Karan Armstrong 1941–2021 Operatic soprano
PA Philip Aaberg 1949–2026 Pianist
BB Bruce L. Benson born 1949 Scientist and author
KE Kim Elton born 1948 American government official, journalist and politician
Ray Kuka 1922–1990 American basketball player
TJ Theodore V. Buttrey, Jr. 1929–2018 American numismatist
DK Donna Kelley born 1956 American television journalist
JA John Ahern 1934–2020 Republican Party politician in the house of representatives
KH Ken Hansen 1951–2023 American politician
Marc Mariani born 1987 American football player, wide receiver, return specialist
AO Alan Olson born 1956 Montana legislator
CB Clarena Brockie born 1949 American politician
JB Jacob Bachmeier born 1998 American politician
Jerry D. Roe born 1936 American politician
JS John Skylstead Rhoades, Sr. 1925–2007 United States federal judge
KW Kathy Whitman born 1952 American politician
LB Larry Bellew born 1952 American politician
Larry Heck born 1963 Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology 1991
MF Mike Friede born 1957 American football player
EH Ed Hill American politician
SH Steve Hinebauch Politician
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Did you grow up with someone famous from Havre? → Who should be on this list but isn’t? → From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Havre 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 (7) Jeff Ament: Craig Carper, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Brian Schweitzer: Office of Governor Brian Schweitzer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Karan Armstrong: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Ray Kuka: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Marc Mariani: Thomson200, CC0 , Wikimedia Commons Jerry D. Roe: Maninap, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Larry Heck: Larry heck, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons