
Born near Zanesville Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ray Schalk, from Harvel, 8 mi away. Next door, the list for Litchfield holds 7, Samuel Wesley Stratton first. Harold Osborn is the most widely known, written about in 27 languages. No entry yet names Zanesville Township as a birthplace.
What stands out about Zanesville Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Zanesville Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Charles Perry Howard
1879–19381879-1938 , labor leader, president International Typographical Union
Mortimer Aloysius Cullen
1891–1954American politician in New York



Edward A. Hayes
1893–1955National Commander of the American Legion, 1933–34
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Litchfield: 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Zanesville 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 (5)
- Harold Osborn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Hughes: Tom Nguyen ("enviziondotnet") on Flickr., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Bellaver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Schalk: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Wesley Stratton: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
