#1Donald V. Bennett
1915–2005Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
At the top of the list is the recipient of the Purple Heart medal Donald V. Bennett, covered in 6 languages. The list has one more: the American literary academic Josephine Waters Bennett. Over 16 years of births, the list goes from Josephine Waters Bennett (1899) to Donald V. Bennett (1915). 709 towns in Ohio have at least one famous person on record.

#1Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
American literary academic
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lakeside 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.