Famous people · Chesterfield Township
Born near Chesterfield Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Seneca Township, which borders it, has one on its list: Hal B. Jennings. Closest of all is Tony Scheffler, from Morenci, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Barney Oldfield, with articles in 16 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Chesterfield Township yet.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Barney Oldfield
Best known
Barney Oldfield
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Chesterfield Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Chesterfield Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Hal B. Jennings
1915–2008Surgeon General of the United States Army
James Massey
1934–2013American information theorist and cryptologist
John Henry Barrows
1847–1902American clergyman of First Presbyterian Church
Marvin B. Prentiss
1870–1953The town’s pick
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chesterfield 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)
- Barney Oldfield: Albert Witzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Massey: Unbekannt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Neff: BillCramer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Mourdock: IN.gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Haubiel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Scheffler: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Charles Tarsney: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Henry Barrows: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph O. Rychener: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal B. Jennings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don A. Jones: unattributed w:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons