
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Choctaw Lake
The best known of them is Charles W. Fairbanks, with articles in 54 languages. The nearest, David K. Watson, was born in London, 5 mi away. No famous person on record lists Choctaw Lake as their birthplace yet. Famous people are on record for 771 of the towns in Ohio.
What stands out about Choctaw Lake’s famous people
Famous people born near Choctaw Lake
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Chester E. Bryan
1859–1944American politician nad newspaper publisher

Jenny Mae
1968–2017American indie rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist


L. Orin Slagle
?–2006
Charles W. Fairbanks
1852–1918American politician; Vice President of the United States from 1905 to 1909
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Choctaw Lake and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (9)
- Charles W. Fairbanks: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Saxbe: White House Photo Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David K. Watson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde Tingley: Albuquerque Museum Photo Archives, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- De Witt C. Badger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick LeBeau: AxsDeny, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester E. Bryan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Renick: Park Press Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Williams: Goodwin & Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons