#1Famous people · Frederic
4 famous people were born in Frederic
Most widely known is Carol Merrill, the American game show model, with articles in 3 languages. Rodney Erickson and Erin Gloria Ryan follow. Over 63 years of births, the list goes from Nathan Heffernan (1920) to Erin Gloria Ryan (1983). The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Carol Merrill
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1920
Nathan Heffernan
Youngest
1983
Erin Gloria Ryan
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
2 people
The best known
Born in Frederic
The three are covered in 3, 3 and 1 languages: Carol Merrill, Rodney Erickson and Erin Gloria Ryan.
#1RE#2
Politics & Law
Rodney Erickson
born 194617th President of Pennsylvania State University
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
ER#3
Film, TV & Stage
Erin Gloria Ryan
born 1983American screenwriter, speechwriter, and television producer
1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Frederic’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 2 births.
Film, TV & StagePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Frederic is known for
Film, TV & Stage leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Frederic
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Frederic 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 (1)
- Carol Merrill: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons