#1Famous people · Ironton
Musicians stand out among the 28 famous people born in Ironton
Bobby Bare, the American country singer, is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. Second place goes to the American checkers player Marion Tinsley, third to Butch Miles. 14 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 26, while at least half the towns in Ohio list nobody born there.
Born here
28
notable people
Best known
Bobby Bare
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1826
Elza Jeffords
Youngest
1968
Greg Gibson
Most common field
Sports
12 people
What stands out about Ironton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Ironton is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as musicians, at 2.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Ironton
The three are covered in 20, 17 and 7 languages: Bobby Bare, Marion Tinsley and Butch Miles.
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Through the years
When Ironton’s famous people were born
The 1920s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Ironton
25 more, best known first.
George Richards
1872–1948American officer in the Boxer Rebellion, recipient of the Marine Corps Brevet Medal
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Richard F. Gallagher
1909–1995American football player, coach, and executive; basketball coach; baseball coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ironton 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)
- Bobby Bare: RCA Records/Jack Roberts Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marion Tinsley: Foley, Mark T., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John K. Richards: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederic Thompson: New York Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Gibson: Umpires_and_Buck_Showalter.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Hastings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Richards: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harlan Hatcher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John David Holschuh: United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Truby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Ancil Shipton: War Department. Army War College. Historical Section. World War I Branch. ca. 1918-ca. 1948, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Waldo: Terrywaldo1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Jordan Folger: Lifshey Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James T Dean: U.S. Department of State. Via Ancestry.com., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill McCutcheon: Friedman-Abeles Studio, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons