Photo: SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0No famous person from Cortland yet, but Mecca Township next door has 2
In all of Ohio, the famous people on record come from 733 towns. No town in Ohio lists more than Warren, with 54. Hamilton has the second-longest list in Ohio, after Warren, with 51. The best known born in Mecca Township is Theron Moses Rice.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Cortland), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Cortland has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Cortland
The neighbour with the most names is Mecca Township, at 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cortland 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 (2)
- Theron Moses Rice: From 1882's "Public Men of To-Day" by Phineas Camp Headley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Romeo H. Freer: Biographical Publishing Company (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons