#1Famous people · Cedarville
Eleanor Parker tops a list of 5 famous people born in Cedarville
Most widely known is Eleanor Parker, the American actress, with articles in 51 languages. Behind the leader come Whitelaw Reid and James H. Kyle. Half or more of the towns in Ohio have no one on record, but this one has 12.3 for every 10,000 residents. Only 173 of the 735 towns in Ohio with anyone on record list more.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Eleanor Parker
in 51 Wikipedia languages
First
1837
Whitelaw Reid
Youngest
1941
Mike Kellogg
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Cedarville’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Cedarville
By how many languages cover them, Eleanor Parker comes first (51), then Whitelaw Reid (11) and James H. Kyle (10).
#1#2Writing & Arts
Whitelaw Reid
1837–1912American journalist, diplomat and historian
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Cedarville’s famous people were born
The 1920s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
Writing & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Cedarville is known for
Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 2 people.
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 Cedarville
2 more names, born between 1870 and 1941.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Cedarville home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Cedarville, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cedarville 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)
- Eleanor Parker: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitelaw Reid: User Darwinek on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James H. Kyle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Kellogg: TDKR Chicago 101, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bumpus Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Boyles: Tim Hipps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons