Famous people · American Township
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of American Township
Lima, which borders it, has 44 on its list, the best known Phyllis Diller. Closest of all is Dakota Mathias, from Elida, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Phyllis Diller, with articles in 65 languages. The Ohio lists hold names for 714 towns.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Phyllis Diller
Best known
Phyllis Diller
in 65 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about American Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near American Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Phyllis Diller
1917–2012American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist
Marty Holland
1919–1971American screenwriter and author of pulp novels
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Lima leads the towns around it, with 44 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is American 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)
- Phyllis Diller: User:Brian Hamilton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Jagger: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tanner Buchanan: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Jardine: Louise Palanker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Henderson: Pino alpino, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Roethlisberger: Joey Gannon from Pittsburgh, PA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Richie: Urashimataro, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neely Edwards: Photo by Freulich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons