#1Famous people · Willard
Willard counts 3 famous people, first among them Robert Joseph Baker
The best known is the American Catholic bishop Robert Joseph Baker, with articles in 11 languages. William L. Fiesinger is second and Gene Smith third. For every 10,000 residents the town has 4.9, while at least half the towns in Ohio list nobody born there. Over 86 years of births, the list goes from William L. Fiesinger (1877) to Gene Smith (1963).
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Robert Joseph Baker
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1877
William L. Fiesinger
Youngest
1963
Gene Smith
Most common field
Faith
1 people
The best known
Born in Willard
Robert Joseph Baker leads with articles in 11 languages, ahead of William L. Fiesinger (6) and Gene Smith (2).
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Ministers and preachers are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Willard 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 (2)
- Robert Joseph Baker: Br. Bernard Mary, MFVA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Fiesinger: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons