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Famous people · Cleveland
Of the 31 famous people born in Cleveland, none is better known than Halle Berry
The American actress Halle Berry is written about in 119 languages. Hal Holbrook and Judith Butler follow. Scientists and doctors are unusually common here: 9, 4.9 times the usual share. 20 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period.
Born here
31
notable people
Best known
Halle Berry
in 119 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
Philip Johnson
Youngest
2001
Isabela Merced
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
12 people
Also called it home
9
notable residents
What stands out about Cleveland’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Cleveland
Languages with an article: 119 for Halle Berry, 93 for Hal Holbrook, 89 for Judith Butler.
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Judith Butler
born 1956American feminist gender studies philosopher
89 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Cleveland is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is scientists and doctors, at 4.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Cleveland’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1930s, with 7 people born in that decade.
Film, TV & StageScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Cleveland
28 more, best known first.
William Lipscomb
1919–2011Nobel Prize-winning American inorganic and organic chemist
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Joel Grey
born 1932American actor, singer, dancer, director, and photographer
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Cleveland home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 9 in all, led by John D. Rockefeller.
Antonin Scalia
1936–2016Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1986 to 2016
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Cleveland.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cleveland 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 (23)
- Hal Holbrook: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Judith Butler: Miquel Taverna, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Arthur Glaser: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Johnson: B. Pietro Filardo,, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tracy Chapman: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wes Craven: Bob Bekian from Thousand Oaks Ca., USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Lovell: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burgess Meredith: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lipscomb: Jslipscomb James S. Lipscomb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Mancini: RCA Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fredric Jameson: Fronteiras do Pensamento, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harlan Ellison: Pip R. Lagenta from San Mateo, San Mateo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Carey: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John D. Rockefeller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antonin Scalia: Steve Petteway, photographer, Supreme Court of the United States[1] (See [2]), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Thiel: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sunita Williams: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Friedel: James Boyes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christine Chubbuck: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Debra Winger: NIDA(NIH), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Sullivan: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Hufsey: Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Petro: University Libraries, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons