Famous people · Dayton
Born near Dayton: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Tara Westover, born in Clifton, 5 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Dayton. The best known of them is Kip S. Thorne, with articles in 68 languages. 89 towns in Idaho have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Kip S. Thorne
Best known
Kip S. Thorne
in 68 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dayton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Dayton
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Richard F. Daines
1951–2011Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health
Marriner Stoddard Eccles
1890–1977American economist and banker
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dayton and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Kip S. Thorne: Keenan Pepper, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gilbert: MGM studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tara Westover: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Merlin Olsen: Robert Lachman, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Silvester: Eric Koch for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Marriner Stoddard Eccles: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Stewart: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morris R. Jeppson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons