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Famous people · Hamilton
51 famous people were born in Hamilton, most of them between 1920 and 1969
The best known is the American guitarist Steve Morse, with articles in 41 languages. Scott Walker and Eric Lange follow. Among the 705 towns in Ohio with famous people on record, the town ranks 2nd. The oldest name on the list belongs to David Heaton, born in 1823, the newest to Denicos Allen, born in 1990.
Born here
51
notable people
Best known
Steve Morse
in 41 Wikipedia languages
First
1823
David Heaton
Youngest
1990
Denicos Allen
Most common field
Sports
15 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Hamilton’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Hamilton
Steve Morse, Scott Walker and Eric Lange are written about in 41, 31 and 20 languages.
SW#2
Music
Scott Walker
1943–2019British-American singer-songwriter, composer and record producer
31 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Hamilton’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 10 births.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicScience & MedicineFaithBusinessNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hamilton is known for
Set against the usual town, musicians come out 1.4 times as common.
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 Hamilton
The rest number 48, with 15 athletes among them.
Andrew R. Wheeler
born 196415th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Robert McCloskey
1914–2003Children's book author and illustrator from the United States
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Dick Smith
born 1944American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins
SportsWikipedia ↗
Michael S. Kinch
born 1966American biopharmaceutical researcher and medical historian
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Hamilton home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Hamilton, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Fairfield, at 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hamilton 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 (15)
- Eric Lange: The Bui Brothers derivative work: CennoxX, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew R. Wheeler: United States Environmental Protection Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Pollock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fannie Hurst: Kandeler Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Clear: James Clear, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Ruoff: David Grau Badalona, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Martindel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Millikin: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Grevey: Agrevey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Wynn: Gary Paul Smith from Cypress, TX, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Sebastian Byrne: Unnamed photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Eugene Powell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Allen: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Heaton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Tracy: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons