#1Famous people · Sheldon
The American baseball player Lynn Nelson is the one famous person from Sheldon
Lynn Nelson, the American baseball player, was born in 1905. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Articles about them exist in 3 languages. The longest list in North Dakota is Fargo’s, with 91 names.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Lynn Nelson
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1905
Lynn Nelson
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Sheldon
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sheldon 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 (1)
- Lynn Nelson: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons