Famous people · Brown Township
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Brown Township
The best known of them is Jim Jordan, with articles in 25 languages. The nearest, Dominic Salvatore Gentile, was born in Piqua, 9 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Brown Township. The longest list in Ohio is Warren’s, with 54 names.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Jim Jordan
Best known
Jim Jordan
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Brown Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Brown Township
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William H. Pitsenbarger
1944–1966United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient
Jim Jordan
born 1964United States Representative from Ohio since 2007
George Clyde Fisher
1878–1949American curator at the American Museum of Natural History and later the head of the Hayden Planetarium
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brown 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 (12)
- Jim Jordan: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tolbert Lanston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominic Salvatore Gentile: U.S. Army Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Milby: Ronn Tan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cris Carter: MN National Guard, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Wilkinson Furnas: JustHopeIcanHelp at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Pitsenbarger: US Air Force Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Edward Russell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John G. Mitchell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Marshall: The Terry Eng. Co. , Columbus Ohio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Clyde Fisher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Flanagan: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons