#1Film, TV & Stage
Ryan Dunn
1977–2011American television personality and stunt performer
30 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Medina
Performers stand out among the 20 famous people born in Medina
With articles in 30 languages, Ryan Dunn is the most widely known. The American racecar driver Bobby Rahal ranks second, ahead of Scott E. Fahlman. The largest group, 9, was born since 1970. The earliest on the list is Amos Root, born in 1839, and the youngest Isaiah Parente, born in 2000.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Ryan Dunn
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1839
Amos Root
Youngest
2000
Isaiah Parente
Most common field
Sports
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What stands out about Medina’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Medina is known for
Medina has 2.5× the usual share of scientists and doctors.
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 Medina’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineBusinessNotablePolitics & LawMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Medina
Three names lead: Ryan Dunn (30 languages), Bobby Rahal (23) and Scott E. Fahlman (22).
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Science & Medicine
Scott E. Fahlman
born 1948Computer scientist at Carnegie Mellon University
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Medina
A further 17 follow, born between 1839 and 2000.
Donald A. Lowrie
1889–1974NotableWikipedia ↗
Inez Maria Haring
1875–1968American botanist, bryologist and plant collector
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Medina 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 (9)
- Ryan Dunn: Thomas Love from Leigh-on-Sea, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Rahal: Wolkenjaeger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- MatPat: Yvette Clarke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Juszczyk: Time2Football, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Root: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Nelson: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William G. Batchelder: City Club of Cleveland, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Paulus: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Alexander Alger: Russell_Alexander_Alger2.jpg: Original uploader was Bkonrad at en.wikipedia derivative work: Mike Hayes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons