#1Famous people · North Olmsted
Athletes stand out among the 8 famous people born in North Olmsted
Most widely known is Greg Lynn, the American architect, with articles in 11 languages. 6 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Tim Gettinger, born in 1998, is the youngest, and Scott Medvin, born in 1961, the first on record. Only 119 of the 759 towns in Ohio with anyone on record list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Greg Lynn
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1961
Scott Medvin
Youngest
1998
Tim Gettinger
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about North Olmsted’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When North Olmsted’s famous people were born
The 1980s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What North Olmsted is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.1 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 North Olmsted
Three names lead: Greg Lynn (11 languages), David Monahan (8) and Adam Russell (5).
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Everyone else born in North Olmsted
Another 5, the earliest born in 1961.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Westlake, with 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Olmsted 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 (7)
- Greg Lynn: Eirik Solheim, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Russell: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Dennick: Joel Dinda, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Gettinger: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Logan Paul: diegofernandophotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Sullivan: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Hufsey: Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons