#1Famous people · Findlay
35 famous people come from Findlay, Gavin Creel the best known
At the top of the list is the American actor and singer Gavin Creel, covered in 24 languages. Second place goes to the American actor Mark Metcalf, third to Mike Oxley. 14 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. From Richard Williams in 1836 to Matthew Blackmer in 1991, the births cover 155 years.
Born here
35
notable people
Best known
Gavin Creel
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1836
Richard Williams
Youngest
1991
Matthew Blackmer
Most common field
Politics & Law
10 people
The best known
Born in Findlay
Two of the three are performers.
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#3Through the years
When Findlay’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1940s, at 9.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageNotableWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMusicMilitaryFaithBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Findlay is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.4 times.
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Everyone else born in Findlay
A further 32 follow, born between 1836 and 1991.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Findlay 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 (16)
- Gavin Creel: Nick Stepowyj, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Metcalf: Manuel Bartual from Madrid, España, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Oxley: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rowland V. Lee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Taylor Ricketts: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Laut: Jayne Kamin, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackson Edward Betts: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Hite: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jo Ann Davidson: Image courtesy of the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Williams: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tennyson Guyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan O'Brien: ActuaLitté, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Sprague: Maria Rimmel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Anson Bond: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald A. Gary: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Blackmer: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons