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Famous people · Hecla

2 famous people were born in Hecla

Most widely known is Clarence Schutte, the American football player and coach, with articles in 3 languages. The other is Robert Chamberlin, the American politician. The list runs from Clarence Schutte, born in 1901, to Robert Chamberlin, born in 1920. Sioux Falls has the most of any town in South Dakota: 54.

#1 best knownClarence SchutteSports · 1901–1970
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Clarence Schutte
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Clarence Schutte
Youngest
1920
Robert Chamberlin
Most common field
Sports
1 people
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Born in Hecla

Clarence Schutte#1
Sports

Clarence Schutte

1901–1970

American football player and coach

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Robert Chamberlin#2
Politics & Law

Robert Chamberlin

1920–2013

American politician

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hecla 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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