#1Military
Halbert E. Paine
1826–1905American Civil War Union General and politician
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Famous people · Chardon
10 famous people were born in Chardon from 1826 to 1987
Halbert E. Paine leads the list, covered in 9 languages. Behind the leader come Craig Thrasher and Paul Dolan. The list is still growing: 4 were born since 1970. For every 10,000 residents the town has 19.1, while at least half the towns in Ohio list nobody born there.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Halbert E. Paine
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1826
Halbert E. Paine
Youngest
1987
Joe Madsen
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Chardon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Chardon’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 3 births.
SportsMilitaryScience & MedicineNotableWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Chardon
First, Halbert E. Paine (9 languages), then Craig Thrasher (4) and Paul Dolan (4).
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#3Sports
Paul Dolan
born 1959Chairman/CEO of the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball
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What Chardon is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as soldiers and sailors, at 8.4 times.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chardon 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)
- Halbert E. Paine: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Dolan: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corresta T. Canfield: Frances Elizabeth Williard & Mary Ashton Rice Livermore, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Madsen: DMC511, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orrin L. Mann: Milton George & Co (publisher), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Truman Reeves: Wellington Wolfe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons