
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jackson Township
Mills Gardner, born in Russellville, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Chilton A. White, with articles in 7 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Jackson Township. In all of Ohio, the famous people on record come from 714 towns.
What stands out about Jackson Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Jackson Township
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Robert A. Kehoe
1893–1992American occupational medicine specialist who advocated the use of tetraethyllead in gasoline


Electra Collins Doren
1861–1927Suffragette and library scientist

Archelaus D. Marsh
1844–1904Politician from Celina, Ohio, United States

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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 (8)
- Chilton A. White: presidentusgrant.com * Merrymeeting Archives LLC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mills Gardner: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Damien Burroughs: Australian Paralympic Committee, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles L. Swain: Baker's Art Gallery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archelaus D. Marsh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carr Van Anda: Joe Ondreicka, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Electra Collins Doren: Dayton Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Pelfrey: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons