#1Famous people · Galion
12 famous people call Galion their birthplace
The best known is the American basketball coach John Loyer, with articles in 7 languages. 5 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Only 89 of the 714 towns in Ohio with anyone on record list more. Half or more of the towns in Ohio have no one on record, but this one has 11.6 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
John Loyer
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1841
Orville Nave
Youngest
1984
Logan Bartholomew
Most common field
Sports
6 people
The best known
Born in Galion
John Loyer leads with articles in 7 languages, ahead of Logan Bartholomew (6) and Robert W. Morgan (4).
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#3Through the years
When Galion’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 3 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawWriting & ArtsBusinessFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Galion is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.4 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 Galion
9 more names, born between 1841 and 1977.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Crestline, at 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Galion 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 (7)
- John Loyer: Joe Bielawa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert W. Morgan: KDEO Radio 94, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Curran: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Furrey: Wildwil2000 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles F. Barrett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julius H. Block: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Fenton: Standard Casting Directory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons