
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bolton
Perry King, born in Alliance, 2 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Bolton as a birthplace. The Ohio lists hold names for 775 towns. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
What stands out about Bolton’s famous people
Famous people born near Bolton
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Rose Mary Woods
1917–2005Personal secretary to the President of the United States




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bolton 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)
- Perry King: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yuri Lowenthal: Warlordcubs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Len Dawson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rose Mary Woods: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Viktor Schreckengost: Paul Morse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Curran Mendenhall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Julien Moinet: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Korver: Telecineguy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Graham: Dirk Hansen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons