Editing Cokato, Minnesota (section)

==Notable people==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline -->
[[File:AkerlundPhotographyStudioCokatoMN.jpg|thumb|right|The historic studio of noted Cokato photographer Gust Akerlund]]
* [[Sydney Eckman Ahlstrom]] – university professor and historian of American religion. Graduate of [[Gustavus Adolphus College]] (B.A., 1941), the [[University of Minnesota]] (M.A., 1946), and [[Harvard University]] (Ph.D., 1952). Joined the history faculty of [[Yale University]] in 1954, where he taught until his retirement in 1984. In 1972 he published ''[[A Religious History of the American People]]''; this landmark study won the [[National Book Award]] for Philosophy and Religion in 1973. Made a fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]] in 1978. Born in Cokato 1919; Cokato High School class of 1937.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/04/obituaries/sydney-eckman-ahlstrom-scholar-of-religious-history.html/|title= Sydney Ahlstrom|newspaper= New York Times |date=July 4, 1984|accessdate= June 12, 2017 }}</ref>
* [[David Bromstad]] – interior designer and television personality. In 2006 he won the first season of ''[[HGTV Design Star]]''. He is the host of ''[[Color Splash]] with David Bromstad'', which debuted in 2007 on [[HGTV]]. He has also hosted HGTV's ''Color Splash Miami'' and ''My Lottery Dream Home''. Born in Cokato 1973.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2303410/|title= David Bromstad|website= IMDb |accessdate= October 14, 2012}}</ref>
* [[George August Borg]] - businessman and Minnesota state legislator<ref>[https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=13317 Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-George August Borg]</ref>
* [[Steve Knapp]] – driver on the [[U.S. F2000 National Championship|USF2000]] and IndyCar circuits.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/steve-knapp//|title= Steve Knapp|publisher= Driver Database |accessdate= June 15, 2017 }}</ref> USF2000 season champion in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.usf2000.com/about/the-series/|title= USF2000 |accessdate= June 15, 2017 }}</ref> Competed in the [[Indianapolis 500]] from 1998 to 2000. As one of only three drivers to complete all 200 laps of the [[1998 Indianapolis 500]], Knapp finished behind only [[Eddie Cheever]] and [[Buddy Lazier]] and won [[Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year|rookie of the year]]. Owns and operates Elite Engines, designer and manufacturer of customized racing power plants, in [[West Bend, WI]]. Dassel-Cokato High School class of 1982.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.eliteengines.com/steve-knapp.html/|title= Steve Knapp|publisher= Elite Engines|accessdate= June 12, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171012051353/http://eliteengines.com/steve-knapp.html|archive-date= October 12, 2017|url-status= dead}}</ref>