Born near Harrison Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Vance Kirkland, born in Convoy, 4 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Harrison Township yet. The best known of them is David Smith, with articles in 18 languages. No town in Ohio lists more than Warren, with 54.
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Famous people born near Harrison Township
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







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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 (7)
- Earl Wilson: Ford Motor Company (Allen's radio sponsor). Ford used its advertising agency, J. Walter Thompson, to distribute this publicity material., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kory Lichtensteiger: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Randolph Spears: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Gross: USARugbyRef, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Hinton: US passport application, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Livingston Lowes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John William Lambert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons