Famous people · Ithaca
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ithaca
The nearest, Jena Powell, was born in Arcanum, 4 mi away. Bob Schul is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Ithaca. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Bob Schul
Best known
Bob Schul
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ithaca’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ithaca
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Howard Earle Coffin
1873–1937American industrialist and automotive engineer
Harry Willis Miller
1879–1977American physician and Seventh-day Adventist missionary
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ithaca 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 (11)
- Bob Schul: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clayton Murphy: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Light: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jena Powell: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton Sayler: Brady and Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zachary Lansdowne: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wes Martin: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Netzley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Earle Coffin: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Sigerfoos: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laban J. Miles: George W. Parsons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons