
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Elkrun Township
Mark Hanna, born in Lisbon, 4 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Fairfield Township has a list, with Asher A. Galbreath. 714 towns across Ohio can name a famous person born there. So far, no famous person on record was born in Elkrun Township.
What stands out about Elkrun Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Elkrun Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



John Hessin Clarke
1857–1945Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States




Elaine Riley
1917–2015American film and television actress
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, only Fairfield Township has a name on its list.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elkrun 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)
- Mark Hanna: William J. Root, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harvey Samuel Firestone: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. T. Miller: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Crawford Seeger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clement Vallandigham: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elaine Riley: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hessin Clarke: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons