Robert X. Cringely
born 1953American technology journalist and columnist
Famous people · East Union Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of East Union Township
Closest of all is Robert X. Cringely, from Apple Creek, 2 mi away. No famous person on record lists East Union Township as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Arthur Holly Compton, with articles in 89 languages. 753 of the towns in Ohio list at least one person.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Arthur Holly Compton
Best known
Arthur Holly Compton
in 89 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about East Union Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near East Union Township
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Karl Taylor Compton
1887–1954American physicist and university president
Daniel Sidney Warner
1842–1895American theologian, initiator of the Church of God (Anderson)
Emma P. Carr
1880–1972American spectroscopist and chemical educator
Charles Critchfield
1910–1994American mathematical physicist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Union 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)
- Arthur Holly Compton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Peterson: Boungawa, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karl Taylor Compton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Varian: Joi Ito, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Childs: Creator(s): Bain News Service, publisher. No known restrictions on publication., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hollis Frampton: Hollis Frampton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirtland I. Perky: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ebenezer B. Finley: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons