
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Green Township
James Bush, born in Greenfield, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Milton Caniff, with articles in 14 languages. No famous person on record lists Green Township as their birthplace yet. 770 towns in Ohio have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Green Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Green Township
Nobody born in Green Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Don DeVoe
born 1941American college basketball player, college basketball coach

Margaret Peterson Haddix
born 1964American author

Travis Shaw
born 1990American professional baseball player


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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)
- Milton Caniff: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Bob McEwen: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons