#1Film, TV & Stage
Cheryl Ladd
born 1951American actress, singer, and author
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Famous people · Huron
Leaders stand out among the 26 famous people born in Huron
With articles in 32 languages, Cheryl Ladd is the most widely known. Mike Rounds, the united States Senator from South dakota, comes second, with Muriel Humphrey third. 16 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list comes to 18.1 for every 10,000 residents, against 6.9 in the typical town in South Dakota.
Born here
26
notable people
Best known
Cheryl Ladd
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1879
Herbert Spinden
Youngest
1980
Josh Haeder
Most common field
Politics & Law
14 people
What stands out about Huron’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Huron is known for
Huron has 2.6× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Huron’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 7 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Huron
Two of the three are leaders.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Mike Rounds
born 1954United States Senator from South Dakota
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Huron
The rest number 23, with 12 leaders among them.
Herbert Spinden
1879–1967American anthropologist, archeologist and art historian
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John M. Patton
1928–2010American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1973-76 (District 30)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Huron 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 (13)
- Cheryl Ladd: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Rounds: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Muriel Humphrey: U.S. Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John King Fairbank: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gladys Pyle: U.S. Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Candace Hilligoss: The original uploader was Fordmadoxfraud at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chic Sale: Motion Picture News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffrey L. Viken: US District Court of South Dakota, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oren S. Copeland: "Lincoln Star" (Lincoln, NE)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Tschetter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roxanne Conlin: Jason Karsh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Caddock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Lee: The Volante, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons