Famous people · Berkey
Born near Berkey: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Marvin B. Prentiss, from Metamora, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Harlan Briggs, with articles in 9 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Berkey yet. In Ohio, 714 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Harlan Briggs
Best known
Harlan Briggs
in 9 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Berkey’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Berkey
Nobody born in Berkey is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Henry Ware Lawton
1843–1899United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Berkey 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)
- Harlan Briggs: Film screenshot (Selznick International Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James W. Forsyth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Haubiel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Ware Lawton: Alden March, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Donnal: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Beatty: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Cary Van Fleet: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dane Sanzenbacher: Mjglasgow, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons