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Photo: Dmsparling · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Avon Lake
Avon Lake counts 5 famous people, first among them Carmella DeCesare
Most widely known is Carmella DeCesare, the American model, with articles in 17 languages. The next two names are Angela Funovits and Dick Tomanek. Since 1970, 4 were born, the most of any period. Half or more of the towns in Ohio have no one on record, but this one has 1.9 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Carmella DeCesare
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1931
Dick Tomanek
Youngest
1992
Brian Mihalik
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Avon Lake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Avon Lake’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 2 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Avon Lake
First, Carmella DeCesare (17 languages), then Angela Funovits (2) and Dick Tomanek (2).
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Science & Medicine
Angela Funovits
born 1987American magician, mentalist, and physician
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Known for
What Avon Lake is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Avon Lake
2 more, best known first.
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A chosen home
Also called Avon Lake home
One more notable person made the town home: Nathan Brannen.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Bay Village lists the most people: 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Avon Lake 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 (3)
- Nathan Brannen: 1500_m_semi_final_Berlin_2009.jpg: André Zehetbauer from Schwerin, Deutschland derivative work: Lepax, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Heaton: Pop Goes The Culture TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Richmond: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons