#1Famous people · Fremont
The 33 famous people born in Fremont, led by Robert Knepper
Robert Knepper, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. Second and third on the list are Mark Coleman and Charles Woodson. Between 1920 and 1969, 16 were born, the most of any period. Only 22 of the 715 towns in Ohio with anyone on record list more.
Born here
33
notable people
Best known
Robert Knepper
in 42 Wikipedia languages
First
1829
Edward F. Dickinson
Youngest
1994
Alycia Baumgardner
Most common field
Sports
13 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Fremont’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Fremont
Robert Knepper leads with articles in 42 languages, ahead of Mark Coleman (22) and Charles Woodson (15).
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#2Sports
Mark Coleman
born 1964American wrestler and mixed martial artist
22 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Fremont’s famous people were born
The 1950s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsNotableFilm, TV & StageFaithBusinessMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Fremont is known for
Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 1.5 times.
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 Fremont
30 more names, born between 1829 and 1994.
Diane Wray Williams
1938–2025American politician – Minnesota -House 1989-90 (District 9A)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Fremont home
Born elsewhere, Lucy Webb Hayes lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fremont 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 (14)
- Robert Knepper: Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Coleman: photo taken by flickr user stark23x, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Woodson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Sprang: RRFWTommartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John B. Rice: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Snyder: Unidentified (El Rodeo is the USC yearbook published by Associated Students of USC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry S. Day: American Historical Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Remsburg: Samuel Putnam (1838-1896), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kurt Frederick Ludwig: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margret Holmes Bates: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tacks Neuer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank P. Frary: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Avellone: Suffolk Law School, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Webb Hayes: Daniel Huntington, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons