
Born near Bridgewater Township: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Paul Siple, from Montpelier, 6 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Bridgewater Township. 708 towns in Ohio have at least one famous person on record. Warren has the most of any town in Ohio: 54.
What stands out about Bridgewater Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Bridgewater Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Cook Lougheed
1922–2008Fort Wayne entrepreneur, civic leader and philanthropist



Jason E. Hammond
1862–1957American author and educator



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bridgewater 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 (7)
- Paul Siple: Ed Palumbo/World Telegram photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy E. Tarsney: From 1898's "Landmarks of Detroit" by Robert B. Ross (died 1918) and George B. Catlin (died 1934), revised by Clarence W. Burton., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Oliver Fisher: Augustus H. Gansser, editor and compiler. Richmond & Arnold (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason E. Hammond: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lulu Rowena Becker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Dwight Curtiss: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don A. Jones: unattributed w:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons