Born near Amboy Township: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Marvin B. Prentiss, born in Metamora, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Harlan Briggs, with articles in 9 languages. No famous person’s birth in Amboy Township is on record yet. Across Ohio, the lists cover 715 towns.
What stands out about Amboy Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Amboy Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Amboy 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 (4)
- Harlan Briggs: Film screenshot (Selznick International Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Haubiel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Donnal: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Beatty: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons