Born near Jackson Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
William McKinley is the most widely known, written about in 142 languages. Closest of all is A. William Sweeney, from Canfield, 6 mi away. Next door, Lordstown lists one, Rickey Shane Page. No famous person’s birth in Jackson Township is on record yet.
What stands out about Jackson Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Jackson Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

William McKinley
1843–1901President of the United States from 1897 to 1901
Dominic Sena
born 1949American film director, music video director







Omarosa Manigault Newman
born 1974American reality television personality and political aide
Roy Eugene Davis
1931–2019American Kriya Yoga teacher and author
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Lordstown has the most on record: one.
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 (9)
- William McKinley: photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Grohl: Raphael Pour-Hashemi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed O'Neill: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Cummings: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Hartman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Laffer: Павел2010, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catherine Bach: Rob DiCaterino from Clifton, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Omarosa Manigault Newman: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rickey Shane Page: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
