#1Famous people · Coldwater
The 18 famous people born in Coldwater, led by Jad Fair
Articles in 27 languages make the American singer and guitarist Jad Fair the best known. The largest group, 8, was born in the age of mills and railroads. The biggest group are athletes: 7. Over 141 years of births, the list goes from Charles M. Thatcher (1844) to Dan Skirka (1985).
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Jad Fair
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1844
Charles M. Thatcher
Youngest
1985
Dan Skirka
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Coldwater’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Coldwater’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
SportsMusicWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageNotablePolitics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Coldwater
Three names lead: Jad Fair (27 languages), Dan Severn (17) and Ruth McDevitt (15).
#1
#2Writing & Arts
Dan Severn
born 1958American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
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#3Known for
What Coldwater is known for
7 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Coldwater
A further 15 follow, born between 1844 and 1985.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Coldwater home
One more notable person made the town home: Frances Kellor.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Coldwater 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 (10)
- Jad Fair: JeanParis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Severn: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth McDevitt: Photographer-Irving Chidnoff, New York-faint stamp on back-small one at lower left front, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Ellis: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Kellogg: Melvin_Mora_and_Dave_Trembley_argue-1.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Curtiss: Goodwin & Company, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Welke: Ryan_Raburn_and_Bill_Welke.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dewey C. Bailey: Harry H. Buckwalter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry W. Musselwhite: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, MI)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Kellor: uncredited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons