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Famous people · Garrettsville
Hart Crane tops a list of 5 famous people born in Garrettsville
Articles in 42 languages make the American writer Hart Crane the best known. The next two names are Lucretia Garfield and Jeff Richmond. Fewer than a quarter of the 775 towns in Ohio with famous people list more. Births span 1832 to 1985, from Lucretia Garfield to Colt Knost.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Hart Crane
in 42 Wikipedia languages
First
1832
Lucretia Garfield
Youngest
1985
Colt Knost
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
What stands out about Garrettsville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Garrettsville’s famous people were born
The 1890s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
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The best known
Born in Garrettsville
Three names lead: Hart Crane (42 languages), Lucretia Garfield (39) and Jeff Richmond (12).
#2Notable
Lucretia Garfield
1832–1918First Lady of the United States from 1881 to 1881
39 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Music
Jeff Richmond
born 1961American composer, television actor and producer
12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Photo credits (4)
- Lucretia Garfield: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Richmond: Nick Stepowyj at https://www.flickr.com/photos/22601582@N08/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathleen Clyde: Image courtesy of the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter J. Barber: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons