
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bern Township
Edward Raymond Ames, born in Amesville, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Maya Lin, with articles in 31 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Bern Township. 705 towns across Ohio can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Bern Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Bern Township
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.









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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bern 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 (9)
- Maya Lin: Berkeley Center for New Media, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Hartman: Mahanga, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Tripp: Arthur Tripp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John William Brown: "Akron Beacon Journal" (Akron, OH)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwyneth Philips: U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Canada, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles F. Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Hall: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Raymond Ames: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Crew: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons