#1Famous people · Cold Spring
Cold Spring is the birthplace of 5 famous people
Most widely known is Eric Decker, the American football wide receiver, with articles in 9 languages. Close behind are Alvin Ganzer and David J. Steil. More than half were born since 1970, 3 in all. For every 10,000 residents the town has 11.8, while at least half the towns in Minnesota list nobody born there.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Eric Decker
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1911
Alvin Ganzer
Youngest
1999
Matt Waletzko
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Cold Spring’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Cold Spring’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 2.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Cold Spring
By how many languages cover them, Eric Decker comes first (9), then Alvin Ganzer (3) and David J. Steil (3).
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Film, TV & Stage
Alvin Ganzer
1911–2009American television director, television producer and screenwriter
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Known for
What Cold Spring is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.7 times.
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 Cold Spring
Still to come: 2 more, from 1988 to 1999.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Cold Spring home
Born elsewhere, Lisa Demuth lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cold Spring 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)
- Eric Decker: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons