
Born near Freedom Township: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Erik Palmer-Brown, born in Napoleon, 5 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Freedom Township. In Ohio, 711 towns have someone on the list. No town in Ohio lists more than Warren, with 54.
What stands out about Freedom Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Freedom Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





James Massey
1934–2013American information theorist and cryptologist





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Freedom 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 (10)
- Erik Palmer-Brown: Werner100359, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barney Oldfield: Albert Witzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Massey: Unbekannt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Neff: BillCramer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Mourdock: IN.gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Haubiel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank C. Kniffin: Collection of the U.S. House of Representative, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Philip Hahn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynn R. Wachtmann: Ohio General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph O. Rychener: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons