
Born near Jackson Township: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Ernest Cline is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. Closest of all is Stanley Eric Reinhart, from Polk, 2 mi away. The list for Jackson Township is empty for now. In Ohio, 740 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Jackson Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Jackson Township
Nobody born in Jackson Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Zeola Hershey Misener
1878–1966Indiana suffragist and politician


Ernest Cline
born 1972American novelist, slam poet, and screenwriter





Milton L. Haney
1825–1922United States Army Medal of Honor recipient


Robert R. Rowland
1917–2003USAF major general and Second World War flying ace
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jackson 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)
- Ernest Cline: Fuzheado, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund G. Ross: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Richmond: Ted Van Pelt, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Joseph Chamberlain: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Musselman: Racaldwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Eric Reinhart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred P. Swineford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Brown: HJG1986, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Topsy Hartsel: Paul Thompson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Kime: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kollin Moore: Chris Hunkeler from Carlsbad, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Hearst Black: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons