Born near Fairfield Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Ed Smith, was born in West Jefferson, 7 mi away. John W. Bricker is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. No famous person on record lists Fairfield Township as their birthplace yet. Across Ohio, 745 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Fairfield Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Fairfield Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.








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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)
- John W. Bricker: Baker (Columbus, Ohio), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William V. Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David K. Watson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde Tingley: Albuquerque Museum Photo Archives, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- De Witt C. Badger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick LeBeau: AxsDeny, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Swanson: Jay eyem, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Wolf: Kenyon Printing (Des Moines, IA), publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons