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Famous people · Westerville
24 famous people from Westerville, many of them athletes
Nigel Hayes-Davis, the American basketball player, is the most widely known, written about in 17 languages. Second place goes to the American television producer Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, third to Jennifer Hetrick. The list runs from Perry L. Miles, born in 1873, to Robert Cash, born in 2001. Most were born since 1970: 17 of them.
Born here
24
notable people
Best known
Nigel Hayes-Davis
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
Perry L. Miles
Youngest
2001
Robert Cash
Most common field
Sports
18 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Westerville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Westerville’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1990s, with 8 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMilitaryBusinessScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Westerville is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, 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.
The best known
Born in Westerville
Nigel Hayes-Davis, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich and Jennifer Hetrick are written about in 17, 16 and 11 languages.
#2Film, TV & Stage
Lauren Schmidt Hissrich
born 1978American television producer
16 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Westerville
Another 21, the earliest born in 1873.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Westerville home
One more notable person made the town home: Johnny Franck.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Columbus leads the towns around it, with 26 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Westerville 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 (12)
- Lauren Schmidt Hissrich: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Cash: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kaleb Wesson: Marc-Grégor Campredon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Moore: switz1873 from USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Vannett: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Robbins: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Miller: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Traevon Jackson: Wisconsin Athletics, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andre Wesson: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Perry L. Miles: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Rosselot: en:Georgia Tech Research Institute, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simone Biles: Ocoudis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons