Famous people · Hire Township
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hire Township
The best known of them is Elizabeth Magie, with articles in 36 languages. The nearest, Jim Lohr, was born in Colchester, 6 mi away. Robert Wilson McClaughry is the one name listed next door in Fountain Green Township. No famous person on record lists Hire Township as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Elizabeth Magie
Best known
Elizabeth Magie
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hire Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hire Township
Nobody born in Hire Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Marcus Dunstan
born 1975American film director and screenwriter
Olive Oatman
1837–1903American living in Mormon, Tolkepaya, and Mohave societies after childhood kidnapping
Harold Arlin
1895–1986The town’s pick
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Nearby, Fountain Green Township has the most on record: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hire Township 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 (7)
- Elizabeth Magie: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Dunstan: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olan Soule: TV episode screenshot (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive Oatman: Benjamin F. Powelson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Sears: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Thomas Noonan: W. L. Bodine & Co. (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Wilson McClaughry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons