Famous people · Adams Township
Born near Adams Township: 7 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Wild Bill Davison, was born in Defiance, 8 mi away. Joe E. Brown is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. No famous person on record lists Adams Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
Born nearby
7
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Joe E. Brown
Best known
Joe E. Brown
in 25 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Adams Township
The 7 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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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 (6)
- Joe E. Brown: CBS Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wild Bill Davison: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Billingsley: Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Arnold: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank C. Kniffin: Collection of the U.S. House of Representative, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ned Garver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons