#1Famous people · Mentor
12 famous people were born in Mentor, more of them leaders than in most towns
Walter Wellman, the American explorer, is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. Close behind are Micah Potter and Mitchell Trubisky. Half or more of the towns in Ohio have no one on record, but this one has 2.5 for every 10,000 residents. Only 89 of the 715 towns in Ohio with anyone on record list more.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Walter Wellman
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1817
William B. Daniels
Youngest
1998
Micah Potter
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Mentor’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Mentor’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1990s, with 2 births.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Mentor is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Mentor
Two of the three are athletes.
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Everyone else born in Mentor
Another 9, the earliest born in 1817.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Mentor.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mentor 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 (11)
- Walter Wellman: Bain Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Micah Potter: MGoBlog, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitchell Trubisky: Camrongood Cameron Good // Chicago Bears, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arlington G. Reynolds: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricky Stanzi: University of Iowa Athletics, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- W. Byron Daniels: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Foust: Essex Meats, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Conway: Alex Erde, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Smith III: The original uploader was John Hamer at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Harrold: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Shula: U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons