William Gladstone Steel
1854–1934Crater Lake promoter and mail carrier
Famous people · Elk Township
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Elk Township
Don Carlos Buell is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. The nearest, William Gladstone Steel, was born in Stafford, 5 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Elk Township. 711 towns across Ohio can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Don Carlos Buell
Best known
Don Carlos Buell
in 20 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Elk Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Elk Township
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
James M. Tuttle
1823–1892United States Army general during American Civil War
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elk 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 (5)
- Don Carlos Buell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin Clark George: Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Fohl: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Gladstone Steel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Tuttle: Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons