Famous people · Dover Township
Born near Dover Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Barney Oldfield, was born in Wauseon, 4 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Dover Township yet. In all of Ohio, the famous people on record come from 740 towns. Warren has the most of any town in Ohio: 54.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Barney Oldfield
Best known
Barney Oldfield
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dover Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Dover Township
Nobody born in Dover Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
James Massey
1934–2013American information theorist and cryptologist
Hal B. Jennings
1915–2008Surgeon General of the United States Army
John Henry Barrows
1847–1902American clergyman of First Presbyterian Church
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dover 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)
- Barney Oldfield: Albert Witzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Massey: Unbekannt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Neff: BillCramer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Mourdock: IN.gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Haubiel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Scheffler: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Charles Tarsney: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Henry Barrows: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph O. Rychener: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal B. Jennings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons