#1Famous people · Buffalo
A single famous person was born in Buffalo: Fred Risser
Fred Risser was born in 1900. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 3 languages. The nearest list is next door in Winona: 28 names, starting with Winona Ryder.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Fred Risser
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1900
Fred Risser
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Buffalo
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The neighbour with the most names is Winona, at 28.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Buffalo 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 Risser: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Carisch: Chicago Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons