Famous people · Jackson Township
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jackson Township
Curtis Scaparrotti is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. Closest of all is Gene Cole, from New Lexington, 6 mi away. Across Ohio, 715 towns list someone born there. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Curtis Scaparrotti
Best known
Curtis Scaparrotti
in 15 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jackson Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Jackson Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Stephen Benton Elkins
1841–1911Union United States Army officer
John Augustine Zahm
1851–1921Holy Cross priest, author, scientist, and South American explorer
Ada Kepley
1847–1925First American woman to graduate from law school
William E. Birkhimer
1848–1914U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient
Jack Taylor
1874–1938Right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, active in 1900s
Wally Kinnan
1919–2002American World War II hero, television newscaster, weatherman, and meteorologist
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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 (13)
- Curtis Scaparrotti: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Benton Elkins: Bain News Service, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Augustine Zahm: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Januarius MacGahan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Ellsworth Brehm: Collection of the U.S. House of Representative, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Calderhead: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ada Kepley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Finck: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. McShane: D. C. Dunbar (Omaha, NE), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Birkhimer: Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy. Published by Seeman & Peters (Saginaw, MI)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Taylor: Fan Craze (National), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob F. Burket: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Weiss: Sara Weiss, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons