Famous people · Forestville
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Forestville
Mel Hoderlein, born in Mount Carmel, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jim Bunning, with articles in 23 languages. No famous person on record lists Forestville as their birthplace yet. In all of Ohio, the famous people on record come from 736 towns.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Jim Bunning
Best known
Jim Bunning
in 23 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Forestville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Forestville
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Erich Maren Schlaikjer
1905–1972American geologist and dinosaur hunter
John H. Wageman
1841–1916The town’s pick
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forestville and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (13)
- Jim Bunning: From collection of JGHowes, self-scanned for Wikipedia. Original uploader was JGHowes at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucien Hubbard: Universal Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Judson Harmon: Moffett, Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Agnew: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Berry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Garrison: Keith Schneider – China Environment Forum from Washington, DC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Vernon Shea: Will Hart, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob DeMoss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James E. Moore, Jr.: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Tannehill: Paul Thompson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Mitchell: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Bonnell: Mother's Cookies, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mel Hoderlein: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons