
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Atwater Township
The nearest, Perry King, was born in Alliance, 8 mi away. The list for Atwater Township is empty for now. 736 towns in Ohio have at least one famous person on record. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
What stands out about Atwater Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Atwater Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





William R. Day
1849–1923US Supreme Court justice from 1903 to 1922

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Atwater 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)
- Perry King: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yuri Lowenthal: Warlordcubs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William R. Day: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Bangle: Original: Jean-Baptiste LABRUNE from Cambridge, MA, USA / Derivative work: Danyele, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Len Dawson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Eye: Trixotoulis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons