#1Famous people · Massillon
33 famous people from Massillon, many of them athletes
Most widely known is Matt Lanter, the American actor, with articles in 37 languages. Lori Lightfoot is second and Bob Knight third. Between 1920 and 1969, 17 were born, the most of any period. Born in 1869, Walter Folger Brown is the first name on record, and Tyler Light, born in 1991, the most recent.
Born here
33
notable people
Best known
Matt Lanter
in 37 Wikipedia languages
First
1869
Walter Folger Brown
Youngest
1991
Tyler Light
Most common field
Sports
22 people
What stands out about Massillon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Massillon is known for
Massillon has 1.9× the usual share of athletes.
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 Massillon’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1980s, with 7 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageNotableScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Massillon
By how many languages cover them, Matt Lanter comes first (37), then Lori Lightfoot (27) and Bob Knight (23).
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#2Politics & Law
Lori Lightfoot
born 1962Mayor of Chicago from 2019 to 2023
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Everyone else born in Massillon
30 more, best known first.
Harry Stuhldreher
1901–1965American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
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Of the towns nearby, Navarre lists the most people: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Massillon 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 (7)
- Matt Lanter: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lori Lightfoot: MacLean Center, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Wukie: Ian Patterson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Kozelek: Ralph Arvesen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Folger Brown: The original uploader was The Mystery Man at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessicka Havok: Mike Kalasnik from Fort Mill, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Frease: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons