William Henry Thompson
1853–1937American politician, Nebraska
Famous people · Green Township
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Green Township
Closest of all is William Henry Thompson, from Perrysville, 3 mi away. Charles F. Kettering leads the 6 names listed next door in Loudonville. The best known of them is Charles F. Kettering, with articles in 32 languages. No entry yet names Green Township as a birthplace.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Charles F. Kettering
Best known
Charles F. Kettering
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Green Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Green Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charles F. Kettering
1876–1958American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 140 patents
Ernest Cline
born 1972American novelist, slam poet, and screenwriter
Royal D. Suttkus
1920–2009Ichthyologist, founder of a fish collection
Charles Critchfield
1910–1994American mathematical physicist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Loudonville has the most on record, with 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Green 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)
- Charles F. Kettering: TIME Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Cline: Fuzheado, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund G. Ross: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Richmond: Ted Van Pelt, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Thompson: Distributed by Central Press Association (Cleveland, OH) when Thompson was appointed to the US Senate in 1933., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Musselman: Racaldwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred P. Swineford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons