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Famous people · Smithville
2 famous people come from Smithville, John Howard Yoder the best known
The best known is the American theologian and academic John Howard Yoder, with articles in 17 languages. The list has one more: the American politician Kirtland I. Perky. Births span 1867 to 1927, from Kirtland I. Perky to John Howard Yoder. Famous people are on record for 715 of the towns in Ohio.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
John Howard Yoder
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
Kirtland I. Perky
Youngest
1927
John Howard Yoder
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1 people
The best known
Born in Smithville
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Smithville 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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- Kirtland I. Perky: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons