Famous people · Butler Township
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Butler Township
Closest of all is Jena Powell, from Arcanum, 5 mi away. No famous person on record lists Butler Township as their birthplace yet. Clayton Murphy is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Clayton Murphy
Best known
Clayton Murphy
in 18 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Butler Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Butler 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)
- Clayton Murphy: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Light: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jena Powell: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton Sayler: Brady and Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas M. Browne: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zachary Lansdowne: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Sigerfoos: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons