Famous people · Concord Township
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Concord Township
Norman Vincent Peale is the most widely known, written about in 40 languages. The nearest, Mike Carey, was born in Sabina, 5 mi away. No famous person on record lists Concord Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Norman Vincent Peale
Best known
Norman Vincent Peale
in 40 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Concord Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Concord Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Don DeVoe
born 1941American college basketball player, college basketball coach
Margaret Peterson Haddix
born 1964American author
Travis Shaw
born 1990American professional baseball player
Norman Vincent Peale
1898–1993American writer and minister
H. L. Matthews
1889–1975College boxing, baseball, and track coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Concord 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 (7)
- Norman Vincent Peale: Roger Higgins, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Bush: film screenshot (RKO Radio Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Peterson Haddix: Frypie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Hull: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Carey: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Shaw: Eric Kilby on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Hull: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons