Famous people · Carthage Township
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Carthage Township
Maya Lin is the most widely known, written about in 31 languages. Closest of all is George Willis Ritchey, from Tuppers Plains, 5 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Carthage Township. Famous people are on record for 715 of the towns in Ohio.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Maya Lin
Best known
Maya Lin
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Carthage Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Carthage Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mary Emilie Holmes
1849–1906American geologist, palaeontologist, teacher and philanthropist (d. 1906)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carthage 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 (11)
- Maya Lin: Berkeley Center for New Media, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Willis Ritchey: Kowloonese at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Hartman: Mahanga, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Emilie Holmes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Tripp: Arthur Tripp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John William Brown: "Akron Beacon Journal" (Akron, OH)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwyneth Philips: U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Canada, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles F. Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Hall: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Raymond Ames: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron McDole: Jay Publising, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons