Famous people · Lake Waynoka
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lake Waynoka
Closest of all is Mills Gardner, from Russellville, 5 mi away. Chilton A. White is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. No famous person’s birth in Lake Waynoka is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Chilton A. White
Best known
Chilton A. White
in 7 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lake Waynoka’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lake Waynoka
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
George Bare
1899–1981American military officer and modern pentathlete
Robert A. Kehoe
1893–1992American occupational medicine specialist who advocated the use of tetraethyllead in gasoline
Electra Collins Doren
1861–1927Suffragette and library scientist
Archelaus D. Marsh
1844–1904Politician from Celina, Ohio, United States
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Waynoka 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)
- Chilton A. White: presidentusgrant.com * Merrymeeting Archives LLC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mills Gardner: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles L. Swain: Baker's Art Gallery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archelaus D. Marsh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carr Van Anda: Joe Ondreicka, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Electra Collins Doren: Dayton Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Bare: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Pelfrey: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons