Famous people · Allen Township
Born near Allen Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Findlay’s list, next door, has 35 names, Gavin Creel first among them. Closest of all is Gene Sharp, from North Baltimore, 4 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Allen Township yet. 748 towns in Ohio have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Gene Sharp
Best known
Gene Sharp
in 41 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Allen Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Allen Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mahlon E. Doyle
?–2017American cryptologist, inventor, and author
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The fullest list close by belongs to Findlay, with 35.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Allen 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)
- Gavin Creel: Nick Stepowyj, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Metcalf: Manuel Bartual from Madrid, España, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Oxley: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rowland V. Lee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Taylor Ricketts: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Laut: Jayne Kamin, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant Jackson: Baltimore Orioles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Micah Hyde: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons