Famous people · Dayton
Born near Dayton: 12 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Wilbur F. Sanders, was born in Leon, 5 mi away. The best known of them is George Abbott, with articles in 29 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Dayton. Over the border in Leon, 2 names are on record, led by Wilbur F. Sanders.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
George Abbott
Best known
George Abbott
in 29 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dayton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Dayton
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Anna Botsford Comstock
1854–1930American academic, artist, educator, conservationist
Henry Harrison Straight
1846–1886American school teacher
Rexford Tugwell
1891–1979American economist, academic, and former governor of Puerto Rico
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Leon leads the towns around it, with 2 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dayton and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- George Abbott: Theatre Magazine Company; Wide World, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Botsford Comstock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rexford Tugwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilbert A. Pierce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbur F. Sanders: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin F. Rice: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Cole Hopkins: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons