Born near Center Township: 22 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Eddie Maple, was born in Carrollton, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Charles Erwin Wilson, with articles in 18 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Center Township. Warren has the most of any town in Ohio: 54.
What stands out about Center Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Center Township
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

William Crozier
1855–1942United States Army Chief of Ordnance




Joe R. Hastings
1925–1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipient




Joseph J. Cicchetti
1923–1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

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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 (10)
- Charles Erwin Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Newton Vail: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Cowan: LisaLAltizer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe R. Hastings: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Crozier: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Blackburn: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Stanton McCook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John James McCook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Bensinger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Elsass: Mark O'Keeffe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons