Photo: Ksponsler · CC BY-SA 3.0Twinsburg’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 in Twinsburg
Athletes take two of the three places.
J. E. McConaughy
1834–1885American litterateur and author
When Twinsburg’s famous people were born
Most were born since 1970 (3); the busiest decade is the 1970s (3).
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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 else born in Twinsburg
1 more, best known first.
Who’s the most famous person from Twinsburg?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Twinsburg’s most famous person is.
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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- Denzel Ward: Erik Drost, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
