#1Famous people · Blanchester
5 famous people were born in Blanchester
Clarence J. Brown, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. Second and third on the list are Cooper Snyder and Hazel Marie Losh. More than half were born in the age of mills and railroads, 4 in all. For every 10,000 residents the town has 11, while at least half the towns in Ohio list nobody born there.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Clarence J. Brown
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
Lawrence C. Boles
Youngest
1928
Cooper Snyder
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Blanchester
Clarence J. Brown, Cooper Snyder and Hazel Marie Losh are written about in 6, 2 and 2 languages.
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Science & Medicine
Hazel Marie Losh
1898–1978American astronomer and educator
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Blanchester’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1890s than in any other decade: 2.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineBusinessSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Blanchester is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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 Blanchester
A further 2 follow, born between 1883 and 1900.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blanchester 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)
- Clarence J. Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cooper Snyder: Ohio General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons