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Famous people · Swanton

2 famous people call Swanton their birthplace

At the top of the list is the major League Baseball pitcher Roy Beecher, covered in 3 languages. The list has one more: the American football player Karl Koepfer. From Roy Beecher in 1884 to Karl Koepfer in 1934, the births cover 50 years. No town in Ohio lists more than Warren, with 54.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Roy Beecher
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
Roy Beecher
Youngest
1934
Karl Koepfer
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Swanton

RB#1
Sports

Roy Beecher

1884–1952

Major League Baseball pitcher

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
KK#2
Sports

Karl Koepfer

1934–2024

American football player

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