
Born near Harris Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Harry C. Gahn, was born in Elmore, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Robert Knepper, with articles in 42 languages. Harry C. Gahn leads the 2 names listed next door in Elmore. No town in Ohio lists more than Warren, with 54.
What stands out about Harris Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Harris Township
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Johnny Bedford
born 1983American sport wrestler and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter



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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Elmore counts 2 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harris 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)
- Robert Knepper: Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Coleman: photo taken by flickr user stark23x, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Woodson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Gordon: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur W. Overmyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry C. Gahn: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Graves: Baker's Art Gallery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

