#1Buddy Miller tops a list of 7 famous people born in Fairborn
At the top of the list is the American musician Buddy Miller, covered in 14 languages. Close behind are Mark Turner and Brian Billick. The largest group, 6, was born between 1920 and 1969. Martha Masters, born in 1972, is the youngest, and Buddy Miller, born in 1952, the first on record.
What stands out about Fairborn’s famous people
When Fairborn’s famous people were born
The 1950s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Fairborn
Two of the three are musicians.
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#2What Fairborn is known for
Musicians stand out most, at 7.8 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Fairborn
A further 4 follow, born between 1956 and 1972.

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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Beavercreek, at 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairborn 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 (4)
- Buddy Miller: Ron Baker (Kingsnake), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Turner: Octagon, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Pickerell: US Embassy South Africa, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerome Tillman: User:STB-1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
