Famous people · Center Township
Born near Center Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Sad Sam Jones, from Woodsfield, 1 mi away. The best known of them is William Crittenden Mooney, with articles in 7 languages. No famous person’s birth in Center Township is on record yet. In all of Ohio, the famous people on record come from 740 towns.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
William Crittenden Mooney
Best known
William Crittenden Mooney
in 7 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Center Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Center Township
Nobody born in Center Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
William Crittenden Mooney
1855–1918American politician, Ohio
Merriman Colbert Harris
1846–1921American Christian missionary to Japan
William A. Williams
1854–1938American Presbyterian clergyman and creationist writer
William Gladstone Steel
1854–1934Crater Lake promoter and mail carrier
James M. Tuttle
1823–1892United States Army general during American Civil War
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Center 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)
- William Crittenden Mooney: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Dorr: Neale Publishing Company (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Merriman Colbert Harris: 守部喜雅, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Gladstone Steel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sad Sam Jones: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sophie Naylor Grubb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Gwinn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Okey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Tuttle: Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Sinclair: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons