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Famous people · Ellendale

4 famous people were born in Ellendale

LeRoy H. Anderson, the united States general, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. Second and third on the list are Pete Retzlaff and Phil Hansen. Only 19 of the 128 towns in North Dakota with anyone on record list more. The earliest on the list is LeRoy H. Anderson, born in 1906, and the youngest Phil Hansen, born in 1968.

#1 best knownLeRoy H. AndersonMilitary · 1906–1991
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
LeRoy H. Anderson
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
LeRoy H. Anderson
Youngest
1968
Phil Hansen
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Ellendale

Counted by languages, LeRoy H. Anderson is ahead of Pete Retzlaff and Phil Hansen: 7, 4 and 3.

LeRoy H. Anderson#1
Military

LeRoy H. Anderson

1906–1991

United States general

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
PR#2
Sports

Pete Retzlaff

1931–2020

American football player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
PH#3
Sports

Phil Hansen

born 1968

American football player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Ellendale’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 2 births.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000LeRoy H. Anderson
SportsMilitaryPolitics & Law

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Known for

What Ellendale is known for

The field with the most names is Sports: 2.

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Everyone

Everyone else born in Ellendale

1 more, best known first.

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Scot Kelsh

born 1962

American politician

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ellendale 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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