#1Famous people · Elsie
Elsie, birthplace of the American baseball player Frank Oberlin
In 1876, the American baseball player Frank Oberlin was born. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. 2 languages have an article about them. Across Michigan, 503 towns list someone born there.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Frank Oberlin
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
Frank Oberlin
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Elsie
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elsie 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 (1)
- Frank Oberlin: Piedmont and Sweet Caporal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons