
Born near Crystal Rock: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Kevin Randleman, born in Sandusky, 7 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Crystal Rock is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54. After Warren, the next longest list in Ohio is Hamilton’s, with 51.
What stands out about Crystal Rock’s famous people
Famous people born near Crystal Rock
Nobody born in Crystal Rock is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





John Emerson
1874–1956Stage actor, playwright, producer, and director of silent films
Josephine Waters Bennett
1899–1974American literary academic


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crystal Rock 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)
- Kevin Randleman: Larry Burton on Picasa Web Albums, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott May: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Frohman: Danial Frohman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Kelsey: Film screenshot (Sam Katzman Prod.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James B. McPherson: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Emerson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Schnittker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons