Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio ranks 291st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lahore, Ottawa, and Sendai. The most famous people from Dayton, Ohio are Martin Sheen, Natalie Clifford Barney, and Thomas Watson Jr.. The most famous people who died in Dayton, Ohio are L. L. Langstroth, Dave Albritton, and Don Meineke. Dayton, Ohio has been the birth place of many actors, and basketball players and the death place of many inventors, and writers. Dayton, Ohio is located in United States.
Dayton is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the sixth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 137,644 at the 2020 census. The Dayton metropolitan area has an estimated 822,000 residents and is the state's fourth-largest metropolitan area. Dayton is located within Ohio's Miami Valley region, 50 miles (80 km) north of Cincinnati and 55 miles (89 km) southwest of Columbus. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1872 and 2003, Dayton, Ohio was the birth place of 48 globally memorable people, including Martin Sheen, Natalie Clifford Barney, and Thomas Watson Jr.. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Dayton, Ohio including L. L. Langstroth, Dave Albritton, and Don Meineke.
People Born in Dayton, Ohio
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Martin Sheen
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 1
Natalie Clifford Barney
WRITER
1876 - 1972
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 2
Thomas Watson Jr.
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1993
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 3
Edwin Moses
ATHLETE
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 4
Ken Jenkins
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 5
Jonathan Winters
COMEDIAN
1925 - 2013
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 6
John Scofield
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 7
Charles Daniels
SWIMMER
1885 - 1973
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 8
Dorothy Stang
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2005
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 9
Dorothy Gish
ACTOR
1898 - 1968
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 10
Nancy Cartwright
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 11
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
WRITER
1950 - 2009
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Dayton, Ohio
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Lou Barlow
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 39.10
Rank: 41
LaVonna Martin
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.50
Rank: 43
Kerry Kittles
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 34.54
Rank: 44
Maulik Pancholy
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 32.70
Rank: 46
People Deceased in Dayton, Ohio
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L. L. Langstroth
INVENTOR
1810 - 1895
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 1
Dave Albritton
ATHLETE
1913 - 1994
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 2
Don Meineke
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1930 - 2013
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 3
Paul Laurence Dunbar
WRITER
1872 - 1906
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 4
Charles F. Kettering
INVENTOR
1958 - 1958
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 5
Virginia Hamilton
WRITER
1936 - 2002
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Dayton, Ohio were actors (15), basketball players (7), writers (5), athletes (4), and musicians (4), while most who died were inventors (2), writers (2), athletes (1), and basketball players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Dayton, Ohio, including Martin Sheen, Ken Jenkins, and Nancy Cartwright. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Dayton, Ohio, including Martin Sheen, Ken Jenkins, and Dorothy Gish.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 16 globally memorable people born in Dayton, Ohio since 1700.
