#1Famous people · Martins Ferry
19 famous people were born in Martins Ferry, more of them athletes than in most towns
John Havlicek, the American basketball player, is the most widely known, written about in 43 languages. Second and third on the list are William Dean Howells and Alex Groza. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 14 of them. Half or more of the towns in Ohio have no one on record, but this one has 30.9 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
John Havlicek
in 43 Wikipedia languages
First
1837
William Dean Howells
Youngest
1963
Stan Boroski
Most common field
Sports
11 people
What stands out about Martins Ferry’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Martins Ferry
Two of the three are athletes.
#1
#2Writing & Arts
William Dean Howells
1837–1920American author, critic, and playwright
34 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Martins Ferry is known for
Set against the usual town, scientists and doctors come out 2.7 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Martins Ferry’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1920s come out on top, with 5 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicinePolitics & LawBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Martins Ferry
Still to come: 16 more, from 1879 to 1963.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Wheeling has the longest list next door: 46.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Martins Ferry 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 (8)
- John Havlicek: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Dean Howells: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Groza: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lou Groza: Bowman (Life time: None), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Niekro: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Corbett: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Henry Sharp: Peter A. Juley & Son, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons