Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Dayton

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Dayton Historic DistrictDayton Historic District · Photo: Huw Williams (Huwmanbeing) · Public domain
Famous people · Dayton

Famous people from Dayton

No entry yet names Dayton as a birthplace. Gary’s 68 names make the longest list in Indiana. After Gary, the next longest list in Indiana is Muncie’s, with 68. Across Indiana, the lists cover 391 towns.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Dayton), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Dayton has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

Back to Dayton

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dayton 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.