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Famous people · Akron
A single famous person was born in Akron: John Gill
John Gill, the American football and baseball coach, was born in 1898. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Their story is told in one language so far. Famous people are on record for 502 of the towns in Michigan.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
John Gill
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1898
John Gill
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Akron
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Akron 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.