Born near Aquilla: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Craig Thrasher, born in Chardon, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Lauren Davis, with articles in 31 languages. No famous person on record lists Aquilla as their birthplace yet. Across Ohio, the lists cover 736 towns.
What stands out about Aquilla’s famous people
Famous people born near Aquilla
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Joseph Smith III
1832–1914Eldest surviving son of Joseph Smith Jr and Prophet-President in Community of Christ






George Trumbull Ladd
1842–1921American psychologist, educator and philosopher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Aquilla 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 (8)
- Lauren Davis: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Foust: Essex Meats, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Smith III: The original uploader was John Hamer at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Harrold: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Holbrook Beard: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Korb: Jashubert, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coyote Peterson: Mark Vins, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Trumbull Ladd: Synnberg Photo-gravure Co., Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons