Famous people · Dayton
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dayton
Bill Harman, born in Bridgewater, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Woodrow Wilson, with articles in 190 languages. In Virginia, 270 towns have someone on the list. So far, no famous person on record was born in Dayton.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Woodrow Wilson
Best known
Woodrow Wilson
in 190 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dayton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Dayton
Nobody born in Dayton is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Kristi Toliver
born 1987American-Slovak basketball player and coach
Francis Collins
born 1950American geneticist and director of the National Institutes of Health
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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. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. 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)
- Woodrow Wilson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Collins: Cmichel67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dell Curry: Iam_chihang, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Sampson: USDAgov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Haines: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph W. Fifer: John Moses, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristi Toliver: Sergeev Pavel, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mac Wiseman: Tom Pich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Gibbons: Scott Bauer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Madison: Contemporary portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob K. Shafer: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth R. Plum: sharedferret, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons