16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lucas
The nearest, Tom Stouch, was born in Perrysville, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Luke Perry, with articles in 57 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Lucas. No town in Ohio lists more than Warren, with 54.
What stands out about Lucas’ famous people
Famous people born near Lucas
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Louis Bromfield
1896–1956American author and conservationist


Michael L. Gernhardt
born 1956NASA astronaut and manager of Environmental Physiology Laboratory
Royal D. Suttkus
1920–2009Ichthyologist, founder of a fish collection

Charles F. Kettering
1876–1958American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 140 patents

Ernest Cline
born 1972American novelist, slam poet, and screenwriter

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lucas 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)
- Luke Perry: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherrod Brown: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles F. Kettering: TIME Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Cline: Fuzheado, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Bromfield: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Mainzer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael L. Gernhardt: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund G. Ross: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons