#1Famous people · Montrose
A single famous person was born in Montrose: Del Gainer
The American baseball player Del Gainer was born in 1886. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. 4 languages have an article about them. Across West Virginia, 164 towns list someone born there.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Del Gainer
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Del Gainer
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Montrose
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Montrose 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)
- Del Gainer: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons