#1Famous people · Fountain City
Fred Carisch is the only name on the Fountain City list
The American baseball player Fred Carisch was born in 1881. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. 3 languages have an article about them. Of the bordering towns, Winona has the longest list: 28, with Winona Ryder at the top.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Fred Carisch
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1881
Fred Carisch
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Fountain City
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fountain City 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 Carisch: Chicago Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Risser: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons