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Famous people · East Palestine

East Palestine counts 8 famous people, first among them J. T. Miller

At the top of the list is the American ice hockey player J. T. Miller, covered in 19 languages. Second place goes to the American dance instructor Martha Hill, third to Wynn Hawkins. 4 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Born in 1846, Volney Rogers is the first name on record, and J. T. Miller, born in 1993, the most recent.

#1 best knownJ. T. MillerSports · born 1993
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Born here
8
notable people
Best known
J. T. Miller
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1846
Volney Rogers
Youngest
1993
J. T. Miller
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known

Born in East Palestine

Languages with an article: 19 for J. T. Miller, 5 for Martha Hill, 3 for Wynn Hawkins.

J. T. Miller#1
Sports

J. T. Miller

born 1993

American ice hockey player

19 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
MH#2
Film, TV & Stage

Martha Hill

1900–1995

American dance instructor

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
WH#3
Sports

Wynn Hawkins

1936–2021

American baseball player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When East Palestine’s famous people were born

The 1900s saw the most births of any decade: 2.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American centuryToday1850190019502000J. T. Miller
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageNotableBusiness

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What East Palestine is known for

3 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.

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 Palestine

The other 5 span the years 1846 to 1921.

RH

R. S. Hamilton

1879–1960

Politician (Republican)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Roger M. Kyes

Roger M. Kyes

1906–1971

American businessman

VR

Volney Rogers

1846–1919

American lawyer

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
GM

George Morris

1919–1999

American football halfback

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Palestine 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.

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