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Famous people · Milbank

Milbank is the birthplace of 4 famous people

Most widely known is Jack Manders, the American football player, with articles in 3 languages. Second and third on the list are Mary A. McClure and Alvin C. Strutz. The list comes to 11.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 6.9 in the typical town in South Dakota. Fewer than a quarter of the 135 towns in South Dakota with famous people list more.

#1 best knownJack MandersSports · 1909–1977
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Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Jack Manders
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1903
Alvin C. Strutz
Youngest
1939
Mary A. McClure
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Milbank

Leaders take two of the three places.

Jack Manders#1
Sports

Jack Manders

1909–1977

American football player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
MM#2
Politics & Law

Mary A. McClure

1939–2016

American politician in South Dakota

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
AS#3
Politics & Law

Alvin C. Strutz

1903–1973

American judge

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Milbank’s famous people were born

The 1900s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Jack MandersPhil Saunders
Politics & LawSports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Milbank is known for

Set against the usual town, leaders come out 3.6 times as common.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Milbank

1 more, best known first.

Phil Saunders

Phil Saunders

1920–1997

American lawyer

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Milbank 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)
  • Jack Manders: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Phil Saunders: Gemofadeal (derivative copy) The Miller Studio in Pierre, South Dakota (original), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons