
7 famous people were born within 35 miles of Goshen Township
The nearest, Paul M. Herbert, was born in Marseilles, 5 mi away. Allyn Abbott Young is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. No famous person on record lists Goshen Township as their birthplace yet. The Ohio lists hold names for 766 towns.
What stands out about Goshen Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Goshen Township
The 7 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Jeanne Dietsch
born 1952American politician and technology entrepreneur

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Goshen 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 (4)
- John M. Murray: Monica King, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul M. Herbert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeanne Dietsch: Jdietsch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Mauk: Tgr001, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons