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Famous people · Warroad
11 famous people were born in Warroad, more of them athletes than in most towns
Bill Christian, the American ice hockey player, is the most widely known, written about in 17 languages. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 10 of them. Born in 1927, Gordon Christian is the first name on record, and Gisele Marvin, born in 1987, the most recent. Fewer than a quarter of the 415 towns in Minnesota with famous people list more.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Bill Christian
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1927
Gordon Christian
Youngest
1987
Gisele Marvin
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Warroad’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Warroad is known for
Warroad has 2× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Warroad’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1930s than in any other decade: 4.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Warroad
The three best known are all athletes.
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Everyone else born in Warroad
The other 8 span the years 1927 to 1987.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Warroad 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)
- Gisele Marvin: BDZ Sports, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Boucha: Ion Mihăică, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons