
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fairfield Township
Milton Caniff, born in Hillsboro, 9 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Fairfield Township. Across Ohio, the lists cover 754 towns. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
What stands out about Fairfield Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Fairfield Township
Nobody born in Fairfield Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.







Don DeVoe
born 1941American college basketball player, college basketball coach

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairfield 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)
- Milton Caniff: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Bush: film screenshot (RKO Radio Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Hull: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Carey: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob McEwen: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carey A. Trimble: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Addison Dwiggins: Davi.trip, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Parsons Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons