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Famous people · Powell

3 famous people call Powell their birthplace

A. J. Arcuri, the American football player, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Eric Osswald and Ray Watts. The first birth on record is Ray Watts’, in 1895, and the last A. J. Arcuri’s, in 1997. For every 10,000 residents the town has 2.1, while at least half the towns in Ohio list nobody born there.

#1 best knownA. J. ArcuriSports · born 1997
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
A. J. Arcuri
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Ray Watts
Youngest
1997
A. J. Arcuri
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known

Born in Powell

Ranked by languages covered: A. J. Arcuri with 4, then Eric Osswald with 3 and Ray Watts with 1.

A. J. Arcuri#1
Sports

A. J. Arcuri

born 1997

American football player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
EO#2
Sports

Eric Osswald

born 1991

American soccer player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RW#3
Sports

Ray Watts

1895–1969

American sports coach

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Powell 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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