#1Famous people · Cleveland
18 famous people were born in Cleveland, more of them athletes than in most towns
The best known is the American basketball player Johnny O'Bryant III, with articles in 18 languages. 11 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 7 of the names. Only 27 of the 262 towns in Mississippi with anyone on record list more.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Johnny O'Bryant III
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1928
Barkin' Bill Smith
Youngest
1993
Johnny O'Bryant III
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about Cleveland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Cleveland’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 6 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Cleveland is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.6 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Cleveland
By how many languages cover them, Johnny O'Bryant III comes first (18), then Larry Speakes (14) and Josh Hancock (10).
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Everyone else born in Cleveland
A further 15 follow, born between 1928 and 1979.
Larry Gladney
born 1957American experimental particle physicist and cosmologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cleveland 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 (5)
- Johnny O'Bryant III: Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Speakes: Series: Reagan White House Photographs, 1/20/1981 - 1/20/1989 Collection: White House Photographic Collection, 1/20/1981 - 1/20/1989, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Hancock: User ShutUpJen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Floyd Womack: Luis Antonio Rodríguez Ochoa from Redmond, Washington. Cropped by User:Blueag9., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Gladney: CallMeBarcode, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons