Famous people · Dixon Township
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dixon Township
Closest of all is Sherwood Anderson, from Camden, 7 mi away. No famous person on record lists Dixon Township as their birthplace yet. Warren’s 54 names make the longest list in Ohio. After Warren, the next longest list in Ohio is Hamilton’s, with 51.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Sherwood Anderson
Best known
Sherwood Anderson
in 67 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dixon Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Dixon Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Tim Cannon
born 1979American software developer, entrepreneur, and biohacker
Mary Haas
1910–1996American linguist; studied historical linguistics
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dixon 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 (10)
- Sherwood Anderson: Alfred Stieglitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ambrose Burnside: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Desmond Bane: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Foster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ned Rorem: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Mooney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rich Mullins: Sprigit at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Dennison Stephens: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas M. Browne: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Trembly MacDougal: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons