
Born near Black Creek Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Earl Wilson, was born in Rockford, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Richard R. Schrock, with articles in 56 languages. No entry yet names Black Creek Township as a birthplace. The longest list in Ohio is Warren’s, with 54 names.
What stands out about Black Creek Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Black Creek Township
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Mildred Wolfe
1912–2009United States artist based out of Jackson, Mississippi



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Black Creek 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 (8)
- Richard R. Schrock: R._Schrock_-_IChO_2012_Opening_Ceremony.JPG: A.mela93 derivative work: Materialscientist, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Derringer: Jim Summaria, http://www.jimsummariaphoto.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Wilson: Ford Motor Company (Allen's radio sponsor). Ford used its advertising agency, J. Walter Thompson, to distribute this publicity material., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Le Blond Kloeb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Steiner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Gross: USARugbyRef, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hussey: Hinsdale, B.A., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Livingston Lowes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons