#15 famous people come from Fraser, Chad LaRose the best known
Most widely known is Chad LaRose, the American ice hockey player, with articles in 10 languages. Maribeth Monroe is second and Jim Sorgi third. 4 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Half or more of the towns in Michigan have no one on record, but this one has 3.4 for every 10,000 residents.
What stands out about Fraser’s famous people
When Fraser’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 3.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Fraser
Two of the three are athletes.
#1Maribeth Monroe
born 1978American actress, writer and comedian
#3What Fraser is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Fraser
2 more names, born between 1944 and 1983.
No one matches both filters.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Roseville, with 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fraser 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 (2)
- Chad LaRose: Jamie Kellner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Sorgi: Coingeek, CC0, Wikimedia Commons