9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ellsworth Township
Closest of all is A. William Sweeney, from Canfield, 5 mi away. Paul Stamets is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. Famous people are on record for 723 of the towns in Ohio. No famous person’s birth in Ellsworth Township is on record yet.
What stands out about Ellsworth Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Ellsworth Township
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Rose Mary Woods
1917–2005Personal secretary to the President of the United States

John W. Cavanaugh
1870–1935American priest and academic administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ellsworth 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)
- Rose Mary Woods: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerri Nielsen: United States National Science Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Allen Campbell: . The original uploader was Lost Fugitive at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Viktor Schreckengost: Paul Morse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Hamblin: Canyonconnections, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons