Born near Dent: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Robert Huebner, from Cheviot, 3 mi away. Benjamin Harrison is the most widely known, written about in 136 languages. Next door, Green Township lists 2, led by John Cranley. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Dent.
What stands out about Dent’s famous people
Famous people born near Dent
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Benjamin Harrison
1833–1901President of the United States, 1889-1893






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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Green Township lists the most people: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dent 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 (9)
- Benjamin Harrison: Pach Brothers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Nourse: Elizabeth Nourse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman Underwood Humphrey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Hendricks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pee Wee Hunt: Rockwell-O'Keefe (management)-photo by Maurice (rest of name cut off), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin W. Chidlaw: U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Backman: Sporting Life, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Cranley: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kerry Coombs: Chipermc, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

