Born near Florence Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Neil Zurcher, was born in Henrietta Township, 4 mi away. The best known of them is David Lewis, with articles in 29 languages. No famous person’s birth in Florence Township is on record yet. Next door, Henrietta Township lists one, Neil Zurcher.
What stands out about Florence Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Florence Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Ellen R. Stofan
born 1961Under Secretary for Science and Research at the Smithsonian Institution
Charles Henry Tyler Townsend
1863–1944American entomologist


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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Henrietta Township has the most on record: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Florence 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 (6)
- David Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynn Shelton: Elen Nivrae from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Molina: (c) Anders Jensen-Urstad, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen R. Stofan: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Carlton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Harris Hitchcock: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons