#1Famous people · Bedford
11 famous people from Bedford, many of them leaders
Most widely known is Rodger Saffold, the American football player, with articles in 8 languages. The list is still growing: 3 were born since 1970. Fewer than a quarter of the 714 towns in Ohio with famous people list more. For every 10,000 residents the town has 8.5, while at least half the towns in Ohio list nobody born there.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Rodger Saffold
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1835
Augustus Herman Pettibone
Youngest
2004
Abdullah Mason
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Bedford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bedford is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.7 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Bedford’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 2 births.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bedford
Three names lead: Rodger Saffold (8 languages), Augustus Herman Pettibone (7) and Vincent A. Taylor (7).
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Everyone else born in Bedford
8 more, 3 of them athletes.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bedford 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 (7)
- Rodger Saffold: Chipermc, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus Herman Pettibone: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vincent A. Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abdullah Mason: DAZN Boxing, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Archibald Willard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Robert Ocasek: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth D. Bell: screenshot of video by US Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons