#1Famous people · Medina
2 famous people call Medina their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American agriculturalist Fred Kirschenmann, covered in 3 languages. The other is Jon Wanzek, the American businessman. The earliest on the list is Fred Kirschenmann, born in 1935, and the youngest Jon Wanzek, born in 1964. The longest list in North Dakota is Fargo’s, with 91 names.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Fred Kirschenmann
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1935
Fred Kirschenmann
Youngest
1964
Jon Wanzek
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Medina
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Medina 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)
- Fred Kirschenmann: USDA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Wanzek: Jeaniehaaland1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons