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Stone Bridge at Hanging RockPhoto: Don O'Brien from Piketon, Ohio, United States · CC BY 2.0
Famous people · Hanging Rock

No one born in Hanging Rock has made the famous people list yet

Of the towns next door, Ironton lists the most: 28, with Bobby Bare first. Famous people are on record for 743 of the towns in Ohio. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54. After Warren, the next longest list in Ohio is Hamilton’s, with 51.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Hanging Rock), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Hanging Rock has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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Famous people born near Hanging Rock

The longest list nearby is Ironton’s, with 28.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hanging Rock 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.

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