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Famous people · Willowick
3 famous people call Willowick their birthplace
Ken Novak, the American football player, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The next two names are Mike Golic and Bob Golic. Over the border in Euclid, 34 names are on record, led by Sunita Williams. For every 10,000 residents the town has 2.1, while at least half the towns in Ohio list nobody born there.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Ken Novak
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1931
Bob Golic
Youngest
1962
Mike Golic
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Willowick
Ken Novak leads with articles in 3 languages, ahead of Mike Golic (3) and Bob Golic (1).
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Of the towns nearby, Euclid lists the most people: 34.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Willowick 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 (3)
- Mike Golic: Jeff Kern, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sunita Williams: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Conway: Alex Erde, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons