#1Famous people · Orrville
Orrville’s famous people span 150 years: 7 births from 1833 to 1983
Articles in 6 languages make the American politician Ebenezer B. Finley the best known. 4 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 8.4, while at least half the towns in Ohio list nobody born there. Ebenezer B. Finley was born in 1833.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Ebenezer B. Finley
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1833
Ebenezer B. Finley
Youngest
1983
Justin Zwick
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Orrville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Orrville’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 2 births.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Orrville
Leaders take two of the three places.
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What Orrville is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orrville 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)
- Ebenezer B. Finley: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Adams: U.S. government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Birkbeck: Milwaukee Brewers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Sedelmaier: Rochester Institute of Technology, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons