#1Famous people · St. Marys
9 famous people were born in St. Marys, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
The best known is the American film director William K. Howard, with articles in 16 languages. Charles Anthony Mooney is second and Robert B. Gordon third. Births span 1855 to 1974, from Robert B. Gordon to Mike Elston. Half or more of the towns in Ohio have no one on record, but this one has 10.8 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
William K. Howard
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1855
Robert B. Gordon
Youngest
1974
Mike Elston
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in St. Marys
Ranked by languages covered: William K. Howard with 16, then Charles Anthony Mooney with 6 and Robert B. Gordon with 6.
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#3Through the years
When St. Marys’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1890s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What St. Marys is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.6 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Marys 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 (5)
- William K. Howard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Anthony Mooney: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert B. Gordon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Galen Cisco: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Quayle Innis: Anne Innis Dagg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons