James A. Norton
1843–1912American doctor, lawyer and politician
Famous people · Fort Seneca
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fort Seneca
The nearest, James A. Norton, was born in Bettsville, 4 mi away. Robert Knepper is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Fort Seneca. In Ohio, 775 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Robert Knepper
Best known
Robert Knepper
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Fort Seneca’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Fort Seneca
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charles Foster
1828–190435th Governor of Ohio and 40th Secretary of the Treasury
A. William Schorger
1884–1972American chemist and businessman
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort Seneca 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 (14)
- Robert Knepper: Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Coleman: photo taken by flickr user stark23x, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Foster: Matthew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sue Myrick: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Woodson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James B. McPherson: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodger Young: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Gillmor: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant Jackson: Baltimore Orioles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Micah Hyde: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Fernald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Norton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Quinn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Goodin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons