Famous people · Colebrook Township
8 famous people were born within 35 miles of Colebrook Township
Not one famous person on record comes from Colebrook Township yet. Closest of all is Adna Chaffee, from Orwell, 6 mi away. Across Ohio, the lists cover 710 towns. Of the bordering towns, Greene Township has a list, with George C. Braden.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Adna Chaffee
Best known
Adna Chaffee
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Colebrook Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Colebrook Township
Nobody born in Colebrook Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Albion W. Tourgée
1838–1905American civil rights activist and novelist
Theodore Newcomb
1903–1984American social psychologist
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Close by, the fullest list is Greene Township’s: one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Colebrook 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 (5)
- Adna Chaffee: Cedric Baldwin Egeli, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albion W. Tourgée: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Sperry Chafer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theron Moses Rice: From 1882's "Public Men of To-Day" by Phineas Camp Headley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ridgley C. Powers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons