#1Famous people · Sylvania
Athletes stand out among the 6 famous people born in Sylvania
The best known is the American figure skater Alissa Czisny, with articles in 13 languages. Close behind are Sam Abell and Terry Cook. 4 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. The earliest on the list is Sam Abell, born in 1945, and the youngest Mitchell Miller, born in 2001.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Alissa Czisny
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1945
Sam Abell
Youngest
2001
Mitchell Miller
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Sylvania’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Sylvania’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Sylvania is known for
Sylvania has 1.9× the usual share of athletes.
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 Sylvania
The three are covered in 13, 5 and 4 languages: Alissa Czisny, Sam Abell and Terry Cook.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sylvania 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 (4)
- Alissa Czisny: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Abell: Christopher Michel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Cook: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Konop: M. Brooks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons