
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lakeview
Closest of all is Bob Ewing, from New Hampshire, 5 mi away. Kin Hubbard is the most widely known, written about in 22 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Lakeview. 714 towns in Ohio have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Lakeview’s famous people
Famous people born near Lakeview
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Robert Ingersoll Ingalls Sr.
1882–1951American businessman and philanthropist


Melville J. Herskovits
1895–1963American anthropologist





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lakeview 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)
- Kin Hubbard: Published by Teachers Journal Printing Co, Marion, Ind, 1908, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Ratleff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sami Callihan: Marshall658, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Otten: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clive Rush: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Wilson Temple: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mac Otten: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Ewing: Ramly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons