#13 famous people call La Crescent their birthplace
Articles in 5 languages make the American ice hockey player Eriah Hayes the best known. Close behind are Michelle Rifenberg and Marguerite Kerrigan. Half or more of the towns in Minnesota have no one on record, but this one has 5.7 for every 10,000 residents. Births span 1931 to 1988, from Marguerite Kerrigan to Eriah Hayes.

Born in La Crescent
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1What La Crescent is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Also called La Crescent home
Born elsewhere, Connor Franta lived here.

Who’s the most famous person from La Crescent?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Crescent 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)
- Eriah Hayes: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Connor Franta: CanadianDude1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons