Famous people · Chester Township
Born near Chester Township: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Arthur Holly Compton, born in Wooster, 7 mi away, is the closest. The list for Chester Township is empty for now. In all of Ohio, the famous people on record come from 715 towns. The longest list in Ohio is Warren’s, with 54 names.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Arthur Holly Compton
Best known
Arthur Holly Compton
in 89 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Chester Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Chester Township
Nobody born in Chester Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Karl Taylor Compton
1887–1954American physicist and university president
Zeola Hershey Misener
1878–1966Indiana suffragist and politician
Charles Critchfield
1910–1994American mathematical physicist
Robert R. Rowland
1917–2003USAF major general and Second World War flying ace
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chester 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 (13)
- Arthur Holly Compton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Peterson: Boungawa, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karl Taylor Compton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Varian: Joi Ito, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Childs: Creator(s): Bain News Service, publisher. No known restrictions on publication., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hollis Frampton: Hollis Frampton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirtland I. Perky: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Eric Reinhart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Odell Lovett: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Brown: HJG1986, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Topsy Hartsel: Paul Thompson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Kime: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kollin Moore: Chris Hunkeler from Carlsbad, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons