
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ballville Township
Robert Knepper, born in Fremont, 4 mi away, is the closest. Next door, the list for Fremont holds 33, Robert Knepper first. No famous person’s birth in Ballville Township is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
What stands out about Ballville Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Ballville Township
Nobody born in Ballville Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





Charles Foster
1828–190435th Governor of Ohio and 40th Secretary of the Treasury


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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Fremont counts 33 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ballville 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 (7)
- Robert Knepper: Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Coleman: photo taken by flickr user stark23x, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Foster: Matthew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sue Myrick: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Woodson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James B. McPherson: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodger Young: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
