#1Famous people · Strongsville
Athletes stand out among the 15 famous people born in Strongsville
At the top of the list is the American physicist Dayton Miller, covered in 16 languages. Second place goes to the American basketball player Aaron White, third to Jackie Gayda. Most were born since 1970: 9 of them. George Myron Sabin, born in 1833, is the earliest name and Emily Curran, born in 1996, the latest.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Dayton Miller
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1833
George Myron Sabin
Youngest
1996
Emily Curran
Most common field
Sports
11 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Strongsville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Strongsville’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1990s than in any other ten years, 7 in all.
SportsScience & MedicineNotableWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Strongsville is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Strongsville
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1
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#3Sports
Jackie Gayda
born 1981American professional wrestler and professional wrestling valet
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Strongsville
12 more names, born between 1833 and 1996.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Strongsville home
One more notable person made the town home: Tom Patton.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Berea leads the towns around it, with 16 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Strongsville 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 (15)
- Dayton Miller: Dayton_Miller_1921.jpg: unknown derivative work: Nesnad, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron White: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackie Gayda: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Ivanov: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Curran: Noah Riffe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred McLeod: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Freese: Kevind810, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Kaser: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances L. Swift: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Siedel: 75Portlewes, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Redmond: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Patton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neil H. McElroy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Ragone: Embassy of the United States in Berlin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Nanchoff: Wwongbc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons