#1Famous people · Dayton
Dayton is the birthplace of 2 famous people
The best known is the American football player and coach Ray Mathews, with articles in 3 languages. The list has one more: the American politician William W. Allen. William W. Allen (1908) and Ray Mathews (1929) mark the two ends of the list. The longest list in Pennsylvania is Bethlehem’s, with 78 names.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Ray Mathews
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1908
William W. Allen
Youngest
1929
Ray Mathews
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Dayton
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What Dayton is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dayton 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 (1)
- Ray Mathews: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons