Notable People
- Bill Brown, former running back with the Minnesota Vikings
- Helen E. Hokinson, cartoonist for The New Yorker (1925-1949)
- Jason Pohl, motorcycle designer with Orange County Choppers; born in Mendota
- Otto Vogel, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs; born in Mendota
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