
Born near Holiday Lakes: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Robert Joseph Baker, born in Willard, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is George Kennan, with articles in 19 languages. No famous person on record lists Holiday Lakes as their birthplace yet. In all of Ohio, the famous people on record come from 775 towns.
What stands out about Holiday Lakes’ famous people
Famous people born near Holiday Lakes
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Albert Rhys Williams
1883–1962American journalist, author of memoirs about the October Revolution of 1917 in Russia which he has been both witness and participant


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Holiday Lakes 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 (8)
- George Kennan: Matsaevich & Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Joseph Baker: Br. Bernard Mary, MFVA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen M. Young: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Rhys Williams: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ban Johnson: No known restrictions on publication, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Logan Stieber: GOhioCasts, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzan Rose Benedict: Smith College, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons