#1Milbank 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.
Born in Milbank
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1Mary A. McClure
1939–2016American politician in South Dakota
When Milbank’s famous people were born
The 1900s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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 else born in Milbank
1 more, best known first.
Who’s the most famous person from Milbank?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Milbank’s most famous person is.
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
