#1Politics & Law
JD Vance
born 1984Vice President of the United States since 2025
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Famous people · Middletown
JD Vance leads the 34 famous people born in Middletown
Articles about JD Vance exist in 112 languages. Close behind are Jerry Lucas and Kayla Harrison. 18 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list is still growing: 11 were born since 1970.
Born here
34
notable people
Best known
JD Vance
in 112 Wikipedia languages
First
1843
James Edwin Campbell
Youngest
1996
Vincent Edwards
Most common field
Sports
20 people
What stands out about Middletown’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Middletown
JD Vance leads with articles in 112 languages, ahead of Jerry Lucas (38) and Kayla Harrison (31).
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#3Sports
Kayla Harrison
born 1990American Olympic judoka and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
31 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Middletown’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 6 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMusicBusinessMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Middletown is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Middletown
31 more, from 1843 to 1996.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Middletown 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)
- JD Vance: Emily J. Higgins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Lucas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kayla Harrison: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Debra Monk: Twentyfoursevenarts, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Kennard: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Verity: USGov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Edwin Campbell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Schwarber: Tuh22823 on Wikimedia Commons (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James W. McDill: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons