#1Famous people · Bucyrus
Most of the 14 famous people born in Bucyrus came into the world in the age of mills and railroads
The best known is the American actress Gloria LeRoy, with articles in 10 languages. The American politician L. L. Marshall ranks second, ahead of Carol Kendall. For every 10,000 residents the town has 12.1, while at least half the towns in Ohio list nobody born there. Fewer than a quarter of the 718 towns in Ohio with famous people list more.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Gloria LeRoy
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
Georgia Hopley
Youngest
1967
Steve Reinhard
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Bucyrus
Gloria LeRoy leads with articles in 10 languages, ahead of L. L. Marshall (7) and Carol Kendall (6).
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#3Through the years
When Bucyrus’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1910s come out on top, with 4 births.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageNotableScience & MedicineMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Bucyrus is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 2.1 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Bucyrus
Another 11, 4 of them athletes.
Samuel Beer
1911–2009American specialist on politics of the United Kingdom
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bucyrus 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 (8)
- Gloria LeRoy: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- L. L. Marshall: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carol Kendall: Lucylww2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Georgia Hopley: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul E. Pfeifer: Ohio General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cecil Souders: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry L. Martin: ERcheck at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Wakefield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons