Photo: Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0Jackson Township has yet to put a famous person on the list
Columbus’ list, next door, has 26 names, Simone Biles first among them. Famous people are on record for 735 of the towns in Ohio. The longest list in Ohio is Warren’s, with 54 names. After Warren, the next longest list in Ohio is Hamilton’s, with 51.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Jackson Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Jackson Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Jackson Township
Close by, Columbus counts 26 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
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. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- Simone Biles: Ocoudis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Swanson: Jay eyem, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emil Kiesewetter: Baker's Art Gallery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons