#1Famous people · Grafton
11 famous people were born in Grafton, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Paula Winslowe, the American actress, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. Behind the leader come Raymond W. Lessard and Clint Ritchie. Over 73 years of births, the list goes from Paula Winslowe (1910) to Barry Tallackson (1983). Fewer than a quarter of the 130 towns in North Dakota with famous people list more.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Paula Winslowe
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1910
Paula Winslowe
Youngest
1983
Barry Tallackson
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Grafton
Paula Winslowe, Raymond W. Lessard and Clint Ritchie are written about in 8, 8 and 6 languages.
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Through the years
When Grafton’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1910s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageNotableFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Grafton is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.3 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.
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Everyone else born in Grafton
Of the other 8, 3 are athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grafton 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 (2)
- Paula Winslowe: ABC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Campbell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons