
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Good Hope
Closest of all is James Bush, from Greenfield, 7 mi away. Cindy Noble is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. 775 of the towns in Ohio list at least one person. The list for Good Hope is empty for now.
What stands out about Good Hope’s famous people
Famous people born near Good Hope
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Margaret Peterson Haddix
born 1964American author


Travis Shaw
born 1990American professional baseball player



Wenona Marlin
1871–1945American suffragist, journalist, and writer








Don DeVoe
born 1941American college basketball player, college basketball coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Good Hope 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 (15)
- James Bush: film screenshot (RKO Radio Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Peterson Haddix: Frypie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Hull: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Carey: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Shaw: Eric Kilby on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Ann Reynolds: "The Colored American", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Hull: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Albert Tiffin Hull: Published in above-mentioned work, which was by Benjamin F. Gue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Granville G. Bennett: Annie D. Tallent, author. Nixon-Jones Printing Co. (St. Louis, MO), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Luther Dickey: Brady and Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jess Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Dustin Archbold: Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901; Dick, Charles, 1858-; Homans, James Edward, 1865-, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackson Orr: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wenona Marlin: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- B. C. Edwards: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons