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Famous people · Canal Winchester
3 famous people call Canal Winchester their birthplace
The best known is the American mathematician Grace Marie Bareis, with articles in 5 languages. John C. Speaks is second and Oley Speaks third. Across the town line, Columbus lists 26, Simone Biles first. The list runs from John C. Speaks, born in 1859, to Grace Marie Bareis, born in 1875.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Grace Marie Bareis
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1859
John C. Speaks
Youngest
1875
Grace Marie Bareis
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Canal Winchester
Ranked by languages covered: Grace Marie Bareis with 5, then John C. Speaks with 5 and Oley Speaks with 5.
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Known for
What Canal Winchester is known for
The field with the most names is Science & Medicine: 1.
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A chosen home
Also called Canal Winchester home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Canal Winchester, though born elsewhere.
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Of the towns around it, Columbus has the most on record: 26.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Canal Winchester 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 (6)
- John C. Speaks: Baker's Art Gallery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michele Reynolds: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Brown: Joshua Mann, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simone Biles: Ocoudis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dawuane Smoot: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Milton Killits: Engraved by E G Williams & Brother, N.Y., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons