Photo: Upstateherd · CC BY-SA 4.0No famous person from Niles yet, but Warren next door has 54
709 towns in Ohio have at least one famous person on record. Warren has the most of any town in Ohio: 54. After Warren, the next longest list in Ohio is Hamilton’s, with 51. The best known born in Warren is Dave Grohl.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Niles), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Niles has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Niles
The longest list nearby is Warren’s, with 54.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Niles 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 (2)
- Dave Grohl: Raphael Pour-Hashemi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph P. Kolter: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons