#1Film, TV & Stage
Jonathan Winters
1925–2013American comedian, actor, artist
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Famous people · Dayton
36 famous people from Dayton, many of them performers
Best known of all is Jonathan Winters, written about in 74 languages. Martin Sheen is second and Natalie Clifford Barney third. The largest group, 22, was born between 1920 and 1969. Half or more of the towns in Ohio have no one on record, but this one has 2.6 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
36
notable people
Best known
Jonathan Winters
in 74 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
Natalie Clifford Barney
Youngest
1984
Ade Laoye
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
15 people
Also called it home
7
notable residents
What stands out about Dayton’s famous people
A town of performers15 of the 36 people born here are performers, 4.4× the usual share.Known worldwideJonathan Winters has an article in 74 languages, more than anyone else from here.Still making namesSince 1950, 15 of them have been born here, the latest in 1984.A chosen home7 more notable people chose to live in Dayton, including Allison Janney.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Dayton is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 4.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Dayton
Three names lead: Jonathan Winters (74 languages), Martin Sheen (73) and Natalie Clifford Barney (51).
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#3Writing & Arts
Natalie Clifford Barney
1876–1972American writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris
51 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Dayton’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 6.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Dayton
A further 33 follow, born between 1880 and 1984.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Dayton home
7 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Allison Janney the best known.
Amit Sheth
born 1959Indian computer scientist, University of South Carolina
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Kettering lists the most people: 16.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dayton 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 (11)
- Jonathan Winters: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Clifford Barney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy Snyder: Jindřich Nosek (NoJin), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Cartwright: North Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Moses: Chell Hill, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Grimes: Gordon Correll, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Gish: Bain News Service, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Standish Knowles: Tina Hager, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brooklyn Decker: Porter Hovey at http://www.porterhovey.com/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Wright: Botend, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Thew Wright: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons