Famous people · Blanchard Township
29 famous people were born within 35 miles of Blanchard Township
The nearest, Edward S. Matthias, was born in Gilboa, 5 mi away. Gavin Creel is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Blanchard Township. Across Ohio, 715 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Gavin Creel
Best known
Gavin Creel
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Blanchard Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Blanchard Township
The 29 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Cassius Jackson Keyser
1862–1947American mathematician and journalist of pronounced philosophical inclinations
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blanchard 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 (16)
- Gavin Creel: Nick Stepowyj, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Metcalf: Manuel Bartual from Madrid, España, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Oxley: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rowland V. Lee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Taylor Ricketts: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Latta: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Laut: Jayne Kamin, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles N. Haskell: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cassius Jackson Keyser: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl C. Anderson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Krauss: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin F. Welty: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur H. Day: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward S. Matthias: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Horwich: NBC Television; photographer-Maurice Seymour, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Travis: S. Queen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons