Famous people · Harlan Township
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Harlan Township
Merie Earle, born in Morrow, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Leelah Alcorn, with articles in 29 languages. No famous person’s birth in Harlan Township is on record yet. 742 towns in Ohio have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Leelah Alcorn
Best known
Leelah Alcorn
in 29 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Harlan Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Harlan Township
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Hazel Marie Losh
1898–1978American astronomer and educator
Benjamin Butterworth
1837–1898American politician and lawyer
John Chivington
1821–1894Former Methodist pastor and colonel in the United States Volunteers
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harlan 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 (9)
- Leelah Alcorn: Omer Yavin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Chivington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maureen F. McHugh: Catriona Sparks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clay Clement: ClementJ as restorer of public domain photo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Butterworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence J. Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Laurence Laughlin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cooper Snyder: Ohio General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tacks Latimer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons