Photo: Niagara · CC BY-SA 3.0No one born in Painesville Township has made the famous people list yet
No town in Ohio lists more than Warren, with 54. Hamilton has the second-longest list in Ohio, after Warren, with 51. 774 towns across Ohio can name a famous person born there. The best known born in Painesville is Larry Foust.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Painesville Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Painesville Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Painesville Township
Around it, Painesville has the most people on record, 25 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Painesville Township 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 (5)
- Larry Foust: Essex Meats, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Wellman: Bain Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Jansing: usbotschaftberlin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Manuel Herrick: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Shula: U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons




