
Born near Israel Township: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Sherwood Anderson, from Camden, 6 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Israel Township. Over the border in West College Corner, one name is on record: Paul Ramsey Hawley. Warren’s 54 names make the longest list in Ohio.
What stands out about Israel Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Israel Township
Nobody born in Israel Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Rollin R. Rees
1865–1935United States Representative from Kansas
Tim Cannon
born 1979American software developer, entrepreneur, and biohacker







William Alfred Webb
1878–1936American railroad administrator

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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in West College Corner: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Israel 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)
- Sherwood Anderson: Alfred Stieglitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ambrose Burnside: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Dennison Stephens: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Trembly MacDougal: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marty Wyall: Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Kathryn Staiger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rollin R. Rees: "Salina Semi-Weekly Journal" (Salina, Kansas)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William O. Barnard: George Hazzard (New Castle, IN), author and publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Levi Cooper Lane: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Alfred Webb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Heath Byford: Editor Howard Atwood Kelly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Ramsey Hawley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
