Famous people · Decatur Township
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Decatur Township
Closest of all is Danny Hall, from Coolville, 7 mi away. Deron Williams is the most widely known, written about in 38 languages. No famous person’s birth in Decatur Township is on record yet. The longest list in Ohio is Warren’s, with 54 names.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Deron Williams
Best known
Deron Williams
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Decatur Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Decatur Township
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
George Willis Ritchey
1864–1945American astronomer
Edwin Catmull
born 1945American computer scientist and former president of Pixar
Paul Dooley
born 1928American actor, writer, and comedian
Morgan Spurlock
1970–2024American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Decatur 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 (8)
- Deron Williams: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Catmull: VES_Awards_89.jpg: Jeff Heusser derivative work: Ahonc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Dooley: Paul J. Alessi aka pjalessi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Willis Ritchey: Kowloonese at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bantz J. Craddock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cale Conley: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Hall: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Raymond Ames: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons