
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Harrison Township
Closest of all is Thomas M. Browne, from New Paris, 8 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Harrison Township. Mary Haas is the most widely known, written about in 23 languages. No town in Ohio lists more than Warren, with 54.
What stands out about Harrison Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Harrison Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Mary Haas
1910–1996American linguist; studied historical linguistics








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harrison 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 (11)
- Desmond Bane: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Foster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ned Rorem: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clayton Murphy: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Mooney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rich Mullins: Sprigit at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Light: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jena Powell: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas M. Browne: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zachary Lansdowne: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Penn Nixon: Allen & Ginter, CC0, Wikimedia Commons