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Famous people · Twinsburg

Twinsburg’s famous people span 143 years: 4 births from 1834 to 1977

Articles in 5 languages make the player of American football Kelly Herndon the best known. J. E. McConaughy and Jesse M. Campbell follow. For every 10,000 residents the town has 2.1, while at least half the towns in Ohio list nobody born there. The list’s best known name, Kelly Herndon, dates from 1976.

Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Kelly Herndon
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1834
J. E. McConaughy
Youngest
1977
Jesse M. Campbell
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known

Born in Twinsburg

Athletes take two of the three places.

KH#1
Sports

Kelly Herndon

born 1976

Player of American football

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JM#2
Writing & Arts

J. E. McConaughy

1834–1885

American litterateur and author

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JC#3
Sports

Jesse M. Campbell

born 1977

American jockey

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Twinsburg’s famous people were born

Most were born since 1970 (3); the busiest decade is the 1970s (3).

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American centuryToday1850190019502000
SportsWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Twinsburg is known for

Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, 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.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Twinsburg

1 more, best known first.

KO

Kevin O'Neill

born 1975

American football linebacker

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Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Macedonia’s, at 2 names.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Twinsburg 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.

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