
Born near Harrison Township: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Kin Hubbard, from Bellefontaine, 3 mi away. Next door, the list for McArthur Township holds Lillian Brown. Not one famous person on record comes from Harrison Township yet. Warren has the most of any town in Ohio: 54.
What stands out about Harrison Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Harrison Township
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Robert Ingersoll Ingalls Sr.
1882–1951American businessman and philanthropist




John W. Grabiel
1867–1928Ohio and Arkansas lawyer; Republican politician

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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, McArthur Township has the most on record.
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 (12)
- Kin Hubbard: Published by Teachers Journal Printing Co, Marion, Ind, 1908, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Ratleff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sami Callihan: Marshall658, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Otten: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clive Rush: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Wilson Temple: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mac Otten: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron S. Watkins: Library of Congress, originally from Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Russell Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marion Koogler McNay: Marion, Ohio public schools, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Belle Culp Reeves: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lillian Brown: Attribution at [4] shows the image to be a White House photo., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
