#1Famous people · Yankton
Of the 19 famous people born in Yankton, an unusual share are leaders
Charles D. Gemar, the American astronaut, is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. Second place goes to the American football player Adam Vinatieri, third to Crissy Ahmann-Leighton. The largest group, 9, was born in the age of mills and railroads. For every 10,000 residents there are 12.2 on the list, well above the typical South Dakota town’s 6.9.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Charles D. Gemar
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
Charles G. Flanagan
Youngest
1972
Adam Vinatieri
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Yankton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Yankton is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.5 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Yankton
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1
#2CA#3
Sports
Crissy Ahmann-Leighton
born 1970American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
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Through the years
When Yankton’s famous people were born
The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsNotableMusicFilm, TV & StageMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Yankton
The other 16 span the years 1872 to 1956.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Yankton home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Miles Krajewski the best known.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Yankton 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 (8)
- Charles D. Gemar: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Vinatieri: U.S. Air Force photo/Sgt. Brian Ferguson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chan Gurney: United States Senate Historical Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Paul Johnson: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Spencer Barber: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Abernethy Gamble: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harvey B. Dunn: Tom Graeff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert H. Warren: USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons