#1Famous people · River Falls
From 1867 to 2008, River Falls was the birthplace of 13 famous people
Articles in 11 languages make the actress Anna Dodge the best known. The American model Frankie Rayder ranks second, ahead of Warren P. Knowles. The list’s best known name, Anna Dodge, dates from 1867. Births since 1970 account for 5 of the names.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Anna Dodge
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
Anna Dodge
Youngest
2008
Liam Cunningham
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about River Falls’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When River Falls’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1970s, at 3.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in River Falls
Two of the three are performers.
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What River Falls is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 2.5 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in River Falls
10 more, 5 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called River Falls home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in River Falls, though born elsewhere.
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Of the towns around it, Martell has the most on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is River Falls 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 (6)
- Anna Dodge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren P. Knowles: Photo by B. Artin Haig of Milwaukee, Wisconsin., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. P. Feyereisen: Michael Stokes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- H. Orin Halvorson: Jarlmos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheila Harsdorf: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Kay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons