Charles F. Kettering
1876–1958American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 140 patents
Famous people · Hanover Township
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hanover Township
Charles F. Kettering, born in Loudonville, 4 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Hanover Township as their birthplace yet. 754 of the towns in Ohio list at least one person. Across the town line, Loudonville lists 6, Charles F. Kettering first.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Charles F. Kettering
Best known
Charles F. Kettering
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hanover Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hanover Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Henry Thompson
1853–1937American politician, Nebraska
Royal D. Suttkus
1920–2009Ichthyologist, founder of a fish collection
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Close by, Loudonville counts 6 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hanover 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
- William Henry Thompson: Distributed by Central Press Association (Cleveland, OH) when Thompson was appointed to the US Senate in 1933., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Americus V. Rice: The original uploader was The Mystery Man at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Fletcher Sapp: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles I. Faddis: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Celeste Le Blond: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert M. Nevin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons