Akron, Ohio
Akron, Ohio ranks 390th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Santiago de Cuba, Jeddah, and Tacoma, Washington. Memorable people born in Akron, Ohio include Willard Van Orman Quine, Stephen Curry, and Richard Smalley. Memorable people who died in Akron, Ohio include Gus Johnson, and Michael Dokes. Akron, Ohio has been the birth place of many actors, and basketball players and the death place of many basketball players, and boxers. Akron, Ohio is located in United States.
Akron is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the fifth-most populous city in Ohio with a population of 190,469 at the 2020 census, while the Akron metropolitan area has an estimated 702,000 residents. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau in Northeast Ohio about 40 miles (64 km) south of downtown Cleveland. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1908 and 1989, Akron, Ohio was the birth place of 36 globally memorable people, including Willard Van Orman Quine, Stephen Curry, and Richard Smalley. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Akron, Ohio including Gus Johnson, and Michael Dokes.
People Born in Akron, Ohio
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Willard Van Orman Quine
PHILOSOPHER
1908 - 2000
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 8
Stephen Curry
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 27
Richard Smalley
CHEMIST
1943 - 2005
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 36
Sydne Rome
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 1
Shirley Fry
TENNIS PLAYER
1927 - 2021
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 18
LeBron James
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 28
Judith Resnik
ASTRONAUT
1949 - 1986
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 13
Ray Wise
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3
Chrissie Hynde
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 23
James Ingram
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2019
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 11
Nate Thurmond
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1941 - 2016
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 15
Susan George
PHILOSOPHER
1934 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 25
People Deceased in Akron, Ohio
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Gus Johnson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1938 - 1987
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 1
Michael Dokes
BOXER
1958 - 2012
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Akron, Ohio were actors (8), basketball players (5), musicians (4), singers (3), and philosophers (2), while most who died were basketball players (1), and boxers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Akron, Ohio, including Sydne Rome, Ray Wise, and Gates McFadden. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Akron, Ohio, including Sydne Rome, Ray Wise, and Lola Albright.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 15 globally memorable people born in Akron, Ohio since 1700.
