#1Famous people · Norton
Norton’s famous people span 125 years: 2 births from 1834 to 1959
The best known is the American actor Dwier Brown, with articles in 5 languages. The other is Martha Parmelee Rose. Dwier Brown, the best known, was born in 1959. The nearest list is next door in Barberton: 23 names, starting with Betty Sutton.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Dwier Brown
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1834
Martha Parmelee Rose
Youngest
1959
Dwier Brown
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Norton
#1#2Writing & Arts
Martha Parmelee Rose
1834–1923American journalist, writer, social reformer, social leader
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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1 of them work in Film, TV & Stage, the biggest field.
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Around it, Barberton has the most people on record, 23 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Norton 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 (4)
- Dwier Brown: Tessa Bury, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Parmelee Rose: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Sutton: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John McBride: Literary Digest, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons