#1Famous people · Pickerington
15 famous people were born in Pickerington, more of them athletes than in most towns
At the top of the list is the Nigerian hammer thrower Annette Echikunwoke, covered in 21 languages. Arthur Raymond Robinson, the American politician, comes second, with Earl Moore third. 13 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Only 76 of the 711 towns in Ohio with anyone on record list more.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Annette Echikunwoke
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1879
Earl Moore
Youngest
2000
DeWayne Carter
Most common field
Sports
12 people
What stands out about Pickerington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Pickerington’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 7 of the births charted here.
SportsNotablePolitics & LawMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Pickerington is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.3 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 Pickerington
Counted by languages, Annette Echikunwoke is ahead of Arthur Raymond Robinson and Earl Moore: 21, 10 and 5.
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Everyone else born in Pickerington
The rest number 12, with 11 athletes among them.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Columbus counts 26 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pickerington 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 (9)
- Annette Echikunwoke: Habst, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Raymond Robinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Moore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Muszynski: Thomas Savoja, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Elflein: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Peters: Michael Wetzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Bayer: David, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simone Biles: Ocoudis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin Booth: Andrew Hitchcock, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons