#1Famous people · River Falls
River Falls counts 13 famous people, first among them Anna Dodge
Articles in 11 languages make the actress Anna Dodge the best known. The next two names are Frankie Rayder and Warren P. Knowles. Only 57 of the 647 towns in Wisconsin with anyone on record list more. 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
More were born in the 1970s than in any other decade: 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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#3Known for
What River Falls is known for
Performers stand out most, at 2.4 times the usual share.
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
A further 10 follow, born between 1897 and 2008.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called River Falls home
One more notable person made the town home: Sheila Harsdorf.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Kinnickinnic’s, with one.
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 (5)
- 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