Famous people · Ohio Township
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ohio Township
Closest of all is John G. Thompson, from Ottawa, 8 mi away. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48. After Lawrence, the next longest list in Kansas is Kansas City’s, with 47. The list for Ohio Township is empty for now.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
John G. Thompson
Best known
John G. Thompson
in 41 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ohio Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ohio Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Sam Brownback
born 1956American politician and 46th Governor of Kansas
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ohio 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 (8)
- John G. Thompson: Renate Schmid, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Lee Masters: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Brownback: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Hawley: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Hart: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Capper: Willard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Voorhis: Jerry_Voorhis_(portrait).jpg: *Jerry Voorhis 002.jpg: Harris & Ewing derivative work: Jappalang derivative work: DrRon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Merritt C. Mechem: State of New Mexico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons