
Born near Eagle Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Horatio C. Claypool, was born in McArthur, 14 mi away. Tecumseh is the most widely known, written about in 50 languages. No famous person on record lists Eagle Township as their birthplace yet. Famous people are on record for 735 of the towns in Ohio.
What stands out about Eagle Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Eagle Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Lucy Webb Hayes
1831–1889First Lady of the United States from 1877 to 1881




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eagle 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 (7)
- Tecumseh: attributed to Owen Staples (1866–1949), based on the engraving published by Benson John Lossing[1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Webb Hayes: Daniel Huntington, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Wilson: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Cook: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Mason: National Socialist Movement, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horatio C. Claypool: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archibald Lybrand: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons