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Old Marathon Filling Station, Ohio, Illinois 8-27-2012Photo: Wayne Wilkinson · CC BY 2.0
Famous people · Ohio

One famous person was born in Ohio

Bill Anderson came into the world in 1891. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. One language has an article about them so far. 746 towns across Illinois can name a famous person born there.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Bill Anderson
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1891
Bill Anderson
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known

Born in Ohio

BA#1
Sports

Bill Anderson

1891–1969

American football, basketball, and baseball coach

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ohio 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.