Famous people · German Township
Born near German Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Ralph O. Rychener, was born in Archbold, 2 mi away. Barney Oldfield is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from German Township yet. Across the town line, Springfield Township lists one, Aquilla Coonrod.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Barney Oldfield
Best known
Barney Oldfield
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about German Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near German Township
The 10 best known born 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 German 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 (7)
- 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
- Frank C. Kniffin: Collection of the U.S. House of Representative, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Scheffler: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph O. Rychener: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons