23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wea Township
Closest of all is Garrett Price, from Bucyrus, 4 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Wea Township. Of the bordering towns, Louisburg has the longest list: 3, with Bernice Boeschenstein at the top. Matt Besler is the most widely known, written about in 30 languages.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wea 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.