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Famous people · Worthington
Jack Mercer tops a list of 5 famous people born in Worthington
Articles in 16 languages make the American voice actor Jack Mercer the best known. Behind the leader come Herbert Yardley and Robert K. Corbin. In the age of mills and railroads, 4 were born, the most of any period. Robert K. Corbin, born in 1928, is the youngest, and Paul Weatherwax, born in 1888, the first on record.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Jack Mercer
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Paul Weatherwax
Youngest
1928
Robert K. Corbin
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Worthington
Ranked by languages covered: Jack Mercer with 16, then Herbert Yardley with 14 and Robert K. Corbin with 6.
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#3Politics & Law
Robert K. Corbin
1928–2025American lawyer and politician
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Through the years
When Worthington’s famous people were born
The 1880s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Film, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawSportsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Worthington is known for
The field with the most names is Film, TV & Stage: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Worthington
The other 2 span the years 1888 to 1904.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Worthington 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 (2)
- Herbert Yardley: NSA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert K. Corbin: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons