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Famous people · Portage Lakes

No one born in Portage Lakes has made the famous people list yet

Next door, the list for Akron holds 41, Stephen Curry first. No town in Ohio lists more than Warren, with 54. After Warren, the next longest list in Ohio is Hamilton’s, with 51. The Ohio lists hold names for 770 towns.

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Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Portage Lakes), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Portage Lakes has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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Famous people born near Portage Lakes

Of the towns nearby, Akron lists the most people: 41.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Portage Lakes 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.

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