#1Famous people · Medina Township
Medina Township is the birthplace of 2 famous people
At the top of the list is the American politician John Charles Tarsney, covered in 4 languages. One more name completes the list: John Henry Barrows. The nearest list is next door in Seneca Township: one name, Hal B. Jennings. John Henry Barrows, born in 1847, is the youngest, and John Charles Tarsney, born in 1845, the first on record.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
John Charles Tarsney
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1845
John Charles Tarsney
Youngest
1847
John Henry Barrows
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Medina Township
#1#2Faith
John Henry Barrows
1847–1902American clergyman of First Presbyterian Church
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What Medina Township is known for
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Of the towns nearby, only Seneca Township has a name on its list.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Medina Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (4)
- John Charles Tarsney: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Henry Barrows: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal B. Jennings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Scheffler: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons