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Famous people · Mantua

6 famous people come from Mantua, Lorenzo Snow the best known

Lorenzo Snow leads the list, covered in 23 languages. More than half were born in the early republic, 4 in all. Births span 1814 to 1954, from Lorenzo Snow to Dennis Chalker. Fewer than a quarter of the 734 towns in Ohio with famous people list more.

#1 best knownLorenzo SnowPolitics & Law · 1814–1901
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Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Lorenzo Snow
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1814
Lorenzo Snow
Youngest
1954
Dennis Chalker
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people

What stands out about Mantua’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Mantua’s famous people were born

The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 2.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American century1800185019001950Jack LambertHorace Ladd MooreLorenzo Snow
Politics & LawSportsBusinessMilitaryNotable

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Mantua

Lorenzo Snow has articles in 23 languages, Jack Lambert in 10 and Horace Ladd Moore in 5.

Lorenzo Snow#1
Politics & Law

Lorenzo Snow

1814–1901

President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

23 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Jack Lambert#2
Sports

Jack Lambert

born 1952

American football player

10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Horace Ladd Moore#3
Politics & Law

Horace Ladd Moore

1837–1914

American politician

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for

What Mantua is known for

Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Mantua

3 more, best known first.

Alfred Cowles, Sr.

Alfred Cowles, Sr.

1832–1889

American businessman, part owner of the Chicago Tribune late 1800s

Emerson Elbridge White

Emerson Elbridge White

1829–1902

American educator

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Of the towns nearby, Mantua Township lists the most people: 2.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mantua 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.

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