#1Famous people · Berea
The 16 famous people born in Berea, led by Neil H. McElroy
At the top of the list is the American businessman Neil H. McElroy, covered in 13 languages. Behind the leader come Hersha Parady and Raymond Moley. Between 1920 and 1969, 8 were born, the most of any period. More are athletes than anything else, 6 in all.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Neil H. McElroy
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1852
Lyman Drake
Youngest
1981
Alex Stepanovich
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Berea’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Berea’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 4 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawScience & MedicineBusinessMusicMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Berea
Three names lead: Neil H. McElroy (13 languages), Hersha Parady (12) and Raymond Moley (11).
#1HP#2
#3Politics & Law
Raymond Moley
1886–1975U.S. presidential advisor 1886-1975
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Known for
What Berea is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 6.
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 Berea
The rest number 13, with 6 athletes among them.
Jim Ritcher
born 1958All-American college football player, professional football player, offensive lineman, College Football Hall of Fame member
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A chosen home
Also called Berea home
One more notable person made the town home: Paul DePodesta.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Strongsville, at 15.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Berea 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 (10)
- Neil H. McElroy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Moley: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Mounsey: Tore Sætre, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John-Michael Tebelak: Knixknax, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret A. Uyehara: U.S. Dept. of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Edward Baesel: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul DePodesta: Bill Sheridan from Saint Louis, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dayton Miller: Dayton_Miller_1921.jpg: unknown derivative work: Nesnad, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Ragone: Embassy of the United States in Berlin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Hufsey: Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons