Silent film star Vivian Edwards was born as Katharina Hardt in Laub, Russia. She is recorded as Katherine Foy, his sister, in the obituary of Michael Hart who died in Fresno, California, in 1938. Her birth date is recorded as 10 September 1896 by most Hollywood sources, but is not independently verified. The passenger list and 1910 census calculate her birth year as 1894.
Richard Henry "Rick" Lehman was born 20 July 1948 in Fresno, California.
After attending Fresno City College and graduating from the University of California at Santa Cruz, he joined the staff of California State Senator George Zenovich. He was elected as a Democrat to serve in the California State Legislature from 1976 to 1982. He was elected to the US House of Representatives and served from 1983 to 1995, first representing the 18th District and following redistricting the 19th District.
Volga German families have settled in Kamloops, British Columbia, over the years.
Superior was platted in 1875. Volga German families settled in and around Superior over the years.
John Peter "Pete" Beiden, son of Henry Beiden, was born 30 January 1908 in Dinkel. He died 6 March 2000 in Visalia, California.
He was coach of the was hired to coach baseball at Fresno State University in 1948 and led the Fresno teams to nine CCAA championships and took his 1959 team to the College World Series in Omaha where they came in third.
The baseball field at California State University, Fresno bears his name: Beiden Field.
Alex Metzler played professional baseball as a centerfielder for the Chicago Cubs in 1925 and the Philadelphia Athletics in 1926 prior to joining the Chicago White Sox in 1927. He also went on to play for the St. Louis Browns before retiring in 1930.
Alex Metzler was inducted into the Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame in 1966.
Alex Metzler, son of Henry Metzler & Mary Schwabenland, was born 4 January 1903 in Fresno, California, and died 30 November 1973 in Fresno.
Henry Metzler, Alex's father, was born in Straub.
Boxer Eddie Mahoney was really Fred Biehl Jr., son of Fred Biehl Sr. & Sophia Ritter. He was born 5 October 1904 in the Volga German daughter colony of Gnadendorf and immigrated with his parents and siblings to the United States in 1910. He grew up in Fresno, California. He died on 30 July 1940 in Ely, Nevada.
Boxer Billy Mahoney was really William "Christ" Biehl, son of Fred Biehl Sr. & Sophia Ritter. He was born 13 August 1909 in the Volga German daughter colony of Gnadendorf and immigrated with his parents and siblings to the United States in 1910. He grew up in Fresno, California, where he died on 9 February 2000.
He boxed in the Welterweight class with a career win-loss-draw tally of 11-6-4. His debute fight was held 13 January 1921 and his career ended in 1924.
Billy Mahoney was a 1950s-era sports writer.
Today, Philippseich is administratively part of the municipality of Dreieich.