
Born near Farmington Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Hart Crane is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. Closest of all is Theron Moses Rice, from Mecca Township, 9 mi away. No famous person on record lists Farmington Township as their birthplace yet. Across the town line, Mesopotamia Township lists one, Leander F. Frisby.
What stands out about Farmington Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Farmington Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Lucretia Garfield
1832–1918First Lady of the United States from 1881 to 1881

Jeff Richmond
born 1961American composer, television actor and producer






Roy Eugene Davis
1931–2019American Kriya Yoga teacher and author
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with a name on record is Mesopotamia Township.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Farmington 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 (11)
- Lucretia Garfield: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adna Chaffee: Cedric Baldwin Egeli, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Rudolph Garfield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Richmond: Nick Stepowyj at https://www.flickr.com/photos/22601582@N08/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Augustus Garfield: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Grimes: unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurin D. Woodworth: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theron Moses Rice: From 1882's "Public Men of To-Day" by Phineas Camp Headley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathleen Clyde: Image courtesy of the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ridgley C. Powers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leander F. Frisby: John R. Berryman, ed., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
