CITY

Population:
24658 (2000 census)

County:
Brown County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Northern State University	1901

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Tom Daschle	Politician	9-Dec-1947		US Senator from South Dakota, 1987-2005
R. Richard Fontaine	Business	c. 1942		CEO of Gamestop
Terry Francona	Baseball	22-Apr-1959		Manager, Cleveland Indians
Joseph Hansen	Author	19-Jul-1923	24-Nov-2004	Dave Brandstetter detective series
David C. Jones	Military	9-Jul-1921	10-Aug-2013	Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1978-82
Debra Mooney	Actor	28-Aug-1947		Edna Harper on Everwood
Fakir Musafar	Performance Artist	10-Aug-1930		Coined the term modern primitives
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin	Politician	3-Dec-1970		Congresswoman from South Dakota, 2004-11

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ralph E. Herseth	Politician	2-Jul-1909	24-Jul-1969	Governor of South Dakota, 1959-61

Copyright ©2025