#1Famous people · Polk
2 famous people call Polk their birthplace
The best known is the united States general Stanley Eric Reinhart, with articles in 7 languages. The only other name is the major League Baseball outfielder Topsy Hartsel. Topsy Hartsel (1874) and Stanley Eric Reinhart (1893) mark the two ends of the list. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Stanley Eric Reinhart
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1874
Topsy Hartsel
Youngest
1893
Stanley Eric Reinhart
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Polk
#1#2Known for
What Polk is known for
1 of them work in Military, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Polk 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 (2)
- Stanley Eric Reinhart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Topsy Hartsel: Paul Thompson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons