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Famous people · Bellville
Most of the 8 famous people born in Bellville came into the world in the early republic
Most widely known is Levi H. Dowling, the American chaplain, with articles in 6 languages. The American politician Francis Celeste Le Blond ranks second, ahead of Earley F. Poppleton. The first birth on record is Francis Celeste Le Blond’s, in 1821, and the last Joe McDaniel’s, in 1934. Only 119 of the 739 towns in Ohio with anyone on record list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Levi H. Dowling
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1821
Francis Celeste Le Blond
Youngest
1934
Joe McDaniel
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Bellville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Bellville’s famous people were born
The 1820s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawNotableSportsWriting & ArtsFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bellville
Levi H. Dowling, Francis Celeste Le Blond and Earley F. Poppleton are written about in 6, 5 and 4 languages.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bellville 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 (2)
- Francis Celeste Le Blond: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Sites: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons