#1Famous people · Dayton
17 famous people were born in Dayton, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Robert Agnew, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. Second place goes to the kentucky US representative Albert Berry, third to Joseph Vernon Shea. From Albert Berry to Dennis Keene, the births on the list run from 1836 to 1965. The list comes to 29.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.8 in the typical town in Kentucky.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Robert Agnew
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1836
Albert Berry
Youngest
1965
Dennis Keene
Most common field
Sports
8 people
The best known
Born in Dayton
The three are covered in 11, 6 and 5 languages: Robert Agnew, Albert Berry and Joseph Vernon Shea.
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#3Through the years
When Dayton’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1920s come out on top, with 4 births.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsNotableBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Dayton is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.3 times.
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 Dayton
Another 14, 8 of them athletes.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Cincinnati lists the most people: 31.
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.
Photo credits (11)
- Robert Agnew: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Berry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Vernon Shea: Will Hart, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob DeMoss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Tannehill: Paul Thompson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Murray: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Tannehill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Benzinger: Boston Red Sox Photo Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William I. Donnermeyer, Sr.: Mdnky at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Spielberg: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucien Hubbard: Universal Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons