
26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hills and Dales
Closest of all is Marilyn Manson, from Canton, 4 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Hills and Dales. Across Ohio, 775 towns list someone born there. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
What stands out about Hills and Dales’ famous people
Famous people born near Hills and Dales
Nobody born in Hills and Dales is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Ida Saxton McKinley
1847–1907First Lady of the United States from 1897 to 1901






Tom Weiskopf
1942–2022American professional golfer, golf course architect


Lewis Miller
1829–1899American inventor, educator and philanthropist

E. O. Excell
1851–1921American publisher, composer, song leader and singer

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hills and Dales and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. 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)
- Marilyn Manson: Patrick Whitaker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Macy Gray: Bruce Baker, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Abel: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ida Saxton McKinley: Frances Johnston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimberlé Crenshaw: Mohamed Badarne, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Lanter: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marshall Rosenberg: John Wiley User:Jw4nvc - Santa Barbara, California, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lori Lightfoot: MacLean Center, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Wukie: Ian Patterson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Kozelek: Ralph Arvesen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nina West: Becker1999, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Miller: Western Biographical Publishing Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. O. Excell: Collins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Taylor: City Club of Cleveland, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons