#1Business
Laura Spelman Rockefeller
1839–1915American philanthropist, schoolteacher
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Famous people · Wadsworth
10 famous people were born in Wadsworth, most of them in the early republic
Laura Spelman Rockefeller is the best known, with articles in 20 languages. Second and third on the list are Bishop Sankey and Aaron S. French. For every 10,000 residents the town has 4.1, while at least half the towns in Ohio list nobody born there. 3 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Laura Spelman Rockefeller
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1823
Aaron S. French
Youngest
1992
Bishop Sankey
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Wadsworth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Wadsworth’s famous people were born
The 1830s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
SportsBusinessPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageNotableMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Wadsworth
Two of the three are business people.
#1
#2
#3Business
Aaron S. French
1823–1902American industrialist and philanthropist
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Wadsworth is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 3 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Wadsworth
Another 7, 2 of them leaders.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Sharon Township has the longest list next door, one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wadsworth 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 (7)
- Laura Spelman Rockefeller: Edmondson, George Mountain, 1866-1948, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bishop Sankey: original: Keith Allisonderivative: Diddykong1130, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron S. French: National Iron and Steel Publishing Company (Life time: n/a), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alban W. Purcell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Stone: “The U.S. House of Representatives - Portraits of Congressmen” (detail), Harper’s Weekly 1891, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Neale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifton B. Beach: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons