#1Famous people · Battle Ground
3 famous people call Battle Ground their birthplace
Articles in 8 languages make the American basketball player Richie Frahm the best known. Edward Allworth and Noel Frame follow. Next door, Brush Prairie lists 3, led by Grant Sitton. Births span 1895 to 1977, from Edward Allworth to Richie Frahm.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Richie Frahm
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Edward Allworth
Youngest
1977
Richie Frahm
Most common field
Sports
1 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Battle Ground
The three are covered in 8, 5 and 3 languages: Richie Frahm, Edward Allworth and Noel Frame.
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#2Military
Edward Allworth
1895–1966United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Known for
What Battle Ground is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
A chosen home
Also called Battle Ground home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Jonathan Jackson.
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Nearby, Brush Prairie has the most on record, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Battle Ground 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 (3)
- Richie Frahm: CativatedPhotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Allworth: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Jackson: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons