#1Famous people · Hillsboro
20 famous people from Hillsboro, many of them leaders
Most widely known is Milton Caniff, the American cartoonist, with articles in 14 languages. More than half were born in the early republic, 10 in all. From Jonas R. Emrie in 1812 to Bob McEwen in 1950, the births cover 138 years. Only 51 of the 754 towns in Ohio with anyone on record list more.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Milton Caniff
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1812
Jonas R. Emrie
Youngest
1950
Bob McEwen
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
What stands out about Hillsboro’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Hillsboro is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as soldiers and sailors, at 4.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Hillsboro’s famous people were born
The 1810s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsMilitaryScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Hillsboro
Two of the three are leaders.
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Everyone else born in Hillsboro
The other 17 span the years 1812 to 1937.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hillsboro 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 (14)
- Milton Caniff: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob McEwen: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carey A. Trimble: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Parsons Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Arthur Fries: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbur McKee White: unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonas R. Emrie: unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby White: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Thompson: Frances Elizabeth Willard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Fullerton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Jennings Ballantine: AF3c R.A. Hoer, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. McMillen: Old Northwest Genealogical Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Ross Callahan: L.P. Bethel, MD, DDS, editor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh M. Parshall: Springfield News-Sun, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons