#13 famous people were born in Trotwood
Articles in 8 languages make the American basketball player Chris Wright the best known. Duane Butler and Nicholas Grigsby follow. Next door, Dayton lists 36, led by Jonathan Winters. For every 10,000 residents the town has 1.3, while at least half the towns in Ohio list nobody born there.

Born in Trotwood
First, Chris Wright (8 languages), then Duane Butler (3) and Nicholas Grigsby (1).
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Dayton has the most people on record, 36 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Trotwood 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 (3)
- Chris Wright: Botend, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Winters: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Haines: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

