6 famous people were born in Mason, more of them athletes than in most towns
Brant Daugherty, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 23 languages. Most were born since 1970: 4 of them. Half or more of the towns in Ohio have no one on record, but this one has 1.7 for every 10,000 residents. The first birth on record is Percy Coleman’s, in 1876, and the last T. J. Zeuch’s, in 1995.
What stands out about Mason’s famous people
When Mason’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1980s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Mason is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Born in Mason
Two of the three are performers.
#2
#3Everyone else born in Mason
3 more names, born between 1876 and 1995.

No one matches both filters.
Also called Mason home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Mason, though born elsewhere.

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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Lebanon lists the most people: 18.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mason 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 (6)
- Majel Coleman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Quinn McDowell: DaHuzyBru, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angela Bizzarri: Angela_Bizzari.jpg: Chrisdesilva1 derivative work: CutOffTies, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleana Yu: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Kelley: Markp6, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leelah Alcorn: Omer Yavin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

