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Jonathan Bennett tops a list of 4 famous people born in Rossford

Articles in 28 languages make the American actor Jonathan Bennett the best known. Second place goes to the American basketball player Lee Knorek, third to Johnny Payak. The oldest name on the list belongs to Lee Knorek, born in 1921, the newest to Jonathan Bennett, born in 1981. Half or more of the towns in Ohio have no one on record, but this one has 6.3 for every 10,000 residents.

#1 best knownJonathan BennettFilm, TV & Stage · born 1981
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Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Jonathan Bennett
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1921
Lee Knorek
Youngest
1981
Jonathan Bennett
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known

Born in Rossford

Athletes take two of the three places.

Jonathan Bennett#1
Film, TV & Stage

Jonathan Bennett

born 1981

American actor

28 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Lee Knorek#2
Sports

Lee Knorek

1921–2003

American basketball player

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JP#3
Sports

Johnny Payak

1926–2009

American basketball player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Rossford’s famous people were born

3 were born between 1920 and 1969, and the 1920s alone saw 2.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Lee KnorekJonathan Bennett
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts

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What Rossford is known for

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Everyone

Everyone else born in Rossford

1 more, best known first.

DR

Dennis Richmond

1943–2025

American retired news anchor

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
A chosen home

Also called Rossford home

Born elsewhere, Erick Iskersky lived here.

EI

Erick Iskersky

born 1958

American tennis player

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rossford 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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