#1Famous people · Kettering
16 famous people from Kettering, many of them athletes
The best known is the American model and actress Brooklyn Decker, with articles in 41 languages. The next two names are Rob Dyrdek and Chris Rolfe. Most were born since 1970: 12 of them. Only 65 of the 707 towns in Ohio with anyone on record list more.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Brooklyn Decker
in 41 Wikipedia languages
First
1957
Jim Paxson
Youngest
1995
Malik Zaire
Most common field
Sports
11 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Kettering’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Kettering’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 5.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Kettering is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 2 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 Kettering
Brooklyn Decker leads with articles in 41 languages, ahead of Rob Dyrdek (20) and Chris Rolfe (15).
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Everyone else born in Kettering
Another 13, the earliest born in 1957.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Kettering home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Kettering, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Dayton has the most people on record, 36 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kettering 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 (18)
- Brooklyn Decker: Porter Hovey at http://www.porterhovey.com/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Dyrdek: Michelle Vink, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Rolfe: Lars Schmidt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Paxson: Portland Trail Blazers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janelle Parks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. J. Hawk: Mike Morbeck, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Borland: Phil Roeder, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Megan Duffy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Chafin: jnashboulden on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Long: Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marty McLeary: chotideb on Flickr (Original version) User UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Griffin Layne: Districtmemberboard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katrina C. Willis: ElleMurphy2u, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrea White: Kristof Rixmann, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Winters: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chip Reese: Photos by flipchip / LasVegasVegas.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerome Tillman: User:STB-1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Thew Wright: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons