Famous people · Adams Township
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Adams Township
Donald Lukens, born in Harveysburg, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is John Evans, with articles in 11 languages. No famous person on record lists Adams Township as their birthplace yet. In Ohio, 714 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
John Evans
Best known
John Evans
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Adams Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Adams Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jennie McCowen
1845–1924American physician, writer, lecturer, medical journal editor, suffragist
John Evans
1814–1897U.S. politician, physician, railroad promoter, and governor
Hazel Marie Losh
1898–1978American astronomer and educator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Adams 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 (14)
- Eddie Borden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Lukens: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Addison Dwiggins: Davi.trip, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred G. Allen: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence J. Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Quincy Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Haines Moore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Seth W. Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel W. Mills: Henry Donovan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas E. Scroggy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David P. Holloway: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennie McCowen: Irving Allison Watson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cooper Snyder: Ohio General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reid Hunt: Bachrach Studios: http://www.lfbachrach.com, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons