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Famous people · Euclid

34 famous people were born in Euclid, more of them writers and artists than in most towns

At the top of the list is the American astronaut and USN officer Sunita Williams, covered in 71 languages. The next two names are Roger Zelazny and Laura Bell Bundy. The largest group, 18, was born between 1920 and 1969. Half or more of the towns in Ohio have no one on record, but this one has 7 for every 10,000 residents.

#1 best knownSunita WilliamsScience & Medicine · born 1965
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Born here
34
notable people
Best known
Sunita Williams
in 71 Wikipedia languages
First
1817
Nathan Meeker
Youngest
1991
Blake Bolden
Most common field
Sports
17 people

What stands out about Euclid’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Euclid

Sunita Williams leads with articles in 71 languages, ahead of Roger Zelazny (55) and Laura Bell Bundy (29).

Sunita Williams#1
Science & Medicine

Sunita Williams

born 1965

American astronaut and USN officer

71 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RZ#2
Writing & Arts

Roger Zelazny

1937–1995

U.S. science fiction and fantasy writer and poet

55 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Laura Bell Bundy#3
Film, TV & Stage

Laura Bell Bundy

born 1981

American actress

29 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Euclid’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 7 births.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American centuryToday18001850190019502000Terry KennedyStipe MiocicCharles Francis Brush
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageBusinessMusicNotablePolitics & Law

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

Known for

What Euclid is known for

Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 1.7 times as common.

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 Euclid

Another 31, 17 of them athletes.

Stipe Miocic

Stipe Miocic

born 1982

American mixed martial artist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Charles Francis Brush

Charles Francis Brush

1849–1929

American businessman

Jerry Tarkanian

Jerry Tarkanian

1930–2015

American basketball coach

LO

Laura Owens

born 1970

American painter

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
HR

Hollis Resnik

1955–2022

American actress and singer

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Rich Yonakor

Rich Yonakor

1958–2022

American basketball player

Terry Kennedy

Terry Kennedy

born 1956

American baseball player

RG

Robert Ghrist

born 1969

American mathematician

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
RS

Robert Smith

born 1964

American football player

Blake Bolden

Blake Bolden

born 1991

American ice hockey player

DE

Douglas Evans

born 1953

American writer

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
MB

Mike Benjamin

born 1965

American baseball player

NM

Nathan Meeker

1817–1879

American journalist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
PP

Pepe Pearson

born 1975

Player of American football

RC

Richard Cowan

1957–2015

American opera singer

TG

Thaddeus Gibson

born 1987

American football linebacker

Dave Tobik

Dave Tobik

born 1953

Major League Baseball pitcher

Donald Figer

Donald Figer

born 1966

American astronomer

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
HA

Hiram M. Van Arman

1839–1904

American businessman and politician

JI

James Pickands, III

1931–2022

Mathematical statistician

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Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Cleveland has the most people on record, 31 of them.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Euclid 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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