
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Holmes Township
The nearest, Gloria LeRoy, was born in Bucyrus, 5 mi away. Over the border in Bucyrus, 14 names are on record, led by Gloria LeRoy. 705 of the towns in Ohio list at least one person. The list for Holmes Township is empty for now.
What stands out about Holmes Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Holmes Township
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Samuel Beer
1911–2009American specialist on politics of the United Kingdom


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Famous people from the towns next door
Bucyrus has the longest list next door: 14.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Holmes 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)
- Gloria LeRoy: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Reinking: Christopher Johnson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- L. L. Marshall: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carol Kendall: Lucylww2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Karcher: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul E. Pfeifer: Ohio General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorenzo D. Gasser: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

