#113 famous people come from Worthington, Maggie Grace the best known
At the top of the list is the American actress Maggie Grace, covered in 58 languages. Behind the leader come Rachael Harris and Jack Plotnick. Since 1970, 5 were born, the most of any period. Half or more of the towns in Ohio have no one on record, but this one has 8.7 for every 10,000 residents.
What stands out about Worthington’s famous people
Born in Worthington
Ranked by languages covered: Maggie Grace with 58, then Rachael Harris with 34 and Jack Plotnick with 15.
#1
#2Rachael Harris
born 1968American actress and comedian
When Worthington’s famous people were born
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Worthington is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 2.5 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 Worthington
10 more, 3 of them leaders.






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Worthington 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 (8)
- Maggie Grace: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachael Harris: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newton W. Gilbert: C. M. Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roswell S. Ripley: Civil War Glass Negatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wesley Hoyt: . The original uploader was Lost Fugitive at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Upson: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Robison: Kfitz00, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Molly Ludlow: Citizen59 from Tunis, Tunisie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons