#1Sports
Jake Hager
born 1982Former american professional wrestler and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
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Famous people · Fargo
Fargo leads North Dakota with 91 famous people
Jake Hager leads the list, covered in 32 languages. Second and third on the list are Bobby Vee and William H. Gass. With 13 performers, the list holds 1.5 times the share found across U.S. towns. 45 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period.
Born here
91
notable people
Best known
Jake Hager
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
Benjamin Brown Martin
Youngest
2003
Jackson Blake
Most common field
Sports
25 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Fargo’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Fargo’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 13.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Fargo is known for
Performers stand out most, at 1.5 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Fargo
The three are covered in 32, 29 and 22 languages: Jake Hager, Bobby Vee and William H. Gass.
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Writing & Arts
William H. Gass
1924–2017American fiction writer, critic, philosophy professor
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Fargo
88 more, from 1883 to 2003.
Neal D. Barnard
born 1953American physician, author, and clinical researcher
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Steven Amstrup
born 1950An American zoologist who studies bears, especially polar bears.
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Matthew G. Olsen
born 1962Director of the National Counterterrorism Center
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Robert Hall
1895–1962An officer in the United States North Dakota Army National Guard
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Daniel Milton Ladd
1903–1960FBI Special Agent and Assistant to the Director
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Jack Ellis Haynes
1884–1962Photographer and concessionaire of Yellowstone National Park
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Jule Selbo
born 1952American screenwriter, playwright, author, producer and professor
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Maxon S. Lough
1886–1964American brigadier general and commander of the Philippine Division during the Battle of Bataan
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Pamela Anderson
American politician; from 2015 representative for District 41 in the North Dakota House of Representatives
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A chosen home
Also called Fargo home
Born elsewhere, Paul Schommer lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fargo 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 (44)
- Jake Hager: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Vee: Harry Pot for Anefo ]], CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- CariDee English: Mike Kortoci Like us on Facebook, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalton Knecht: edwarddallas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Collin Peterson: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Allen Aaker: Prophet_C, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Baumgardner: Ali Price, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonny Lang: Sarah Naegels Ottowa, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal D. Barnard: Compassion Over Killing, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Edlund: User:Snotty, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jocelyn Burdick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Korsmo: Original uploaded by Farmerjoe01 (Transfered by Maurilbert), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elwood V. Jensen: Source: General Motors Cancer Research Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Sinner: State of North Dakota, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jan Maxwell: remosurf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Gaustad: Giants27, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reina del Cid: Andy Witchger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arlan Stangeland: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Connor McGovern: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Schjeldahl: S. Fredericq, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ari Shapiro: COD Newsroom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Kleven: Hockeywithry, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Coste: shgmom56 on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Flannagan: Roomsmoody1924, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Roesler: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Ladwig: deerstop, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew G. Olsen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Savageau: M11vg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Irmen: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Larsen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Olson: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loren D. Hagen: SGT Anthony G. "Tony" Andersen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mac Schneider: United States Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Mitchell: U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Totsch: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Fabian: Peter M. Grund, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Logan: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amber Preston: Amber Preston, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Serum: Minnesota Twins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth G. Libbrecht: Steve Ryan from Groveland, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Marquart: Jonathan Miller, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Schommer: Picture taken by Marcus Cyron, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Magnuson: Believed to be official senatorial portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Strahm: Minda Haas Kuhlmann: flickr, personal website, twitter, instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons