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Famous people · Chesapeake

Famous people near Chesapeake: 62 in Huntington

In all of Ohio, the famous people on record come from 714 towns. Not one famous person on record comes from Chesapeake yet. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54. After Warren, the next longest list in Ohio is Hamilton’s, with 51.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Chesapeake), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Chesapeake has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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Famous people born near Chesapeake

Around it, Huntington has the most people on record, 62 of them.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chesapeake 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.

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