#1Famous people · East Liverpool
East Liverpool counts 33 famous people, first among them Ruth Crawford Seeger
At the top of the list is the American composer Ruth Crawford Seeger, covered in 16 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 15 were born, the most of any period. Athletes make up the largest group, 9 of them. The list runs from David Gilmour Blythe, born in 1815, to Josh Stansbury, born in 1984.
Born here
33
notable people
Best known
Ruth Crawford Seeger
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1815
David Gilmour Blythe
Youngest
1984
Josh Stansbury
Most common field
Sports
9 people
The best known
Born in East Liverpool
The three are covered in 16, 11 and 10 languages: Ruth Crawford Seeger, Elaine Riley and Connie Culp.
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#2Film, TV & Stage
Elaine Riley
1917–2015American film and television actress
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Through the years
When East Liverpool’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1930s, at 4.
SportsNotableMusicFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicinePolitics & LawWriting & ArtsBusinessFaithMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What East Liverpool is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as musicians, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in East Liverpool
30 more, 9 of them athletes.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Newell’s, with one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Liverpool 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 (12)
- Ruth Crawford Seeger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elaine Riley: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Curt Welch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Seth Neiman: SortingExpert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernie Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christina Richey: Yiliou10k, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry J. Warren: NC House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hy Myers: Chicago Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul A. Miller: Rochester Institute of Technology, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert T. Nelson: US Coast Guard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan McGalla: The Wet Seal, Inc., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Lamartine Thompson: J.H. (Jacob Henry) Hall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons