#1Science & Medicine
Charles F. Kettering
1876–1958American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 140 patents
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Famous people · Loudonville
Charles F. Kettering tops a list of 6 famous people born in Loudonville
Best known of all is Charles F. Kettering, written about in 32 languages. Close behind are Robert Bacher and Charles I. Faddis. From Charles F. Kettering to Tim Cowen, the births on the list run from 1876 to 1958. Fewer than a quarter of the 753 towns in Ohio with famous people list more.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Charles F. Kettering
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
Charles F. Kettering
Youngest
1958
Tim Cowen
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known
Born in Loudonville
Two of the three are scientists and doctors.
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When Loudonville’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1870s than in any other decade: 1.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Loudonville 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 (4)
- Charles F. Kettering: TIME Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles I. Faddis: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Mumper: Series: Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files, 1982 - 2007 Record Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1921 - 2008, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Cowen: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons