Famous people · Benton Township
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Benton Township
Closest of all is Bill Bolling, from Sistersville, 6 mi away. John Murtha is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Benton Township. Across Ohio, the lists cover 741 towns.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
John Murtha
Best known
John Murtha
in 20 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Benton Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Benton Township
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
David F. Thornton
1924–2008American attorney and politician
Charles A. Lory
1872–1969President of Colorado State University
John Murtha
1932–2010American politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Herbert Stephenson Boreman
1897–1982United States federal judge
William Gladstone Steel
1854–1934Crater Lake promoter and mail carrier
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Benton 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 (15)
- John Murtha: Congressional photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Bolling: United States Department of Labor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John F. Lacey: Barnett M. Clinedinst, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Funkhouser: MoBikeFed, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Gladstone Steel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garry Lyle: GW Archives, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Stephenson Boreman: The Cumberland News (Cumberland, MD), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sad Sam Jones: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sophie Naylor Grubb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Gwinn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Krebs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Okey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles A. Lory: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David F. Thornton: Foster-Dementi Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Sinclair: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons