Famous people · Mentor-on-the-Lake
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mentor-on-the-Lake
Walter Wellman, born in Mentor, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Sunita Williams, with articles in 72 languages. No entry yet names Mentor-on-the-Lake as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Sunita Williams
Best known
Sunita Williams
in 72 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mentor-on-the-Lake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mentor-on-the-Lake
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joseph Smith III
1832–1914Eldest surviving son of Joseph Smith Jr and Prophet-President in Community of Christ
Sunita Williams
born 1965American astronaut and USN officer
Roger Zelazny
1937–1995U.S. science fiction and fantasy writer and poet
William B. Allison
1829–1908American politician and Iowa Senator
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Famous people from the towns next door
Mentor has the longest list next door: 12.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mentor-on-the-Lake and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (16)
- Sunita Williams: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Conway: Alex Erde, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Davis: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Bell Bundy: Marcus Liversedge, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stipe Miocic: Longislandmma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Francis Brush: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethan Carter III: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Shula: U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Allison: Rossiter Johnson, Editor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Foust: Essex Meats, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Wellman: Bain Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Tarkanian: Long Beach State Athletics, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Smith III: The original uploader was John Hamer at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyn St. James: Doctorindy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Micah Potter: MGoBlog, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Holbrook Beard: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons