#1Famous people · Maumee
7 famous people were born in Maumee
The best known is the union Army general James W. Forsyth, with articles in 9 languages. The largest group, 4, was born in the early republic. 3 of them were born since 1970. Half or more of the towns in Ohio have no one on record, but this one has 5.1 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
James W. Forsyth
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1835
James W. Forsyth
Youngest
2002
Abigail Gase
Most common field
Military
2 people
What stands out about Maumee’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Maumee’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1840s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Maumee
James W. Forsyth leads with articles in 9 languages, ahead of Henry Ware Lawton (5) and Michael Graves (3).
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#2Military
Henry Ware Lawton
1843–1899United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Known for
What Maumee is known for
The field with the most names is Military: 2.
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Everyone else born in Maumee
Here are 4 more, born from 1841 to 2002.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Maumee 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)
- James W. Forsyth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Ware Lawton: Alden March, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Cary Van Fleet: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dane Sanzenbacher: Mjglasgow, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Darling Coffinberry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Holmes: Jay Tamboli from Washington, DC, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Donnal: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons