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Famous people · Winona
24 famous people were born in Winona
From 1857 to 1997. The best known: James Michael Tyler, Donald H. Peterson and Pops Staples.
Born here
24
notable people
Best known
James Michael Tyler
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1857
William V. Sullivan
Youngest
1997
D'Wayne Eskridge
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
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What Winona is known for
Winona has 2.2× the usual share of musicians.
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 Winona
Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages have an article about them.
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#3Through the years
When Winona’s famous people were born
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born. Most were born in the american century (13).
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Everyone else born in Winona
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Winona, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Donald H. Peterson: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pops Staples: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William V. Sullivan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. W. Hammons: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- D'Wayne Eskridge: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waldo Emerson Bailey: Phillip Sparling/Redpath Chautauqua, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Billingsley: U.S. Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Aldridge: Progress Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons