#16 famous people were born in Austintown from 1826 to 1994
Articles in 7 languages make the American politician Jasper Packard the best known. The American football player Billy Price ranks second, ahead of Aylett R. Cotton. Births since 1970 account for 3 of the names. For every 10,000 residents the town has 2, while at least half the towns in Ohio list nobody born there.
What stands out about Austintown’s famous people
When Austintown’s famous people were born
The 1980s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Austintown
Two of the three are leaders.
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#3What Austintown is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.4 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Austintown
3 more, best known first.

No one matches both filters.
Who’s the most famous person from Austintown?
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Austintown 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)
- Jasper Packard: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Price: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aylett R. Cotton: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike McGlynn: Keith Lovett, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed O'Neill: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
