Born near Jackson Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Halbert L. Dunn, born in New Paris, 6 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Jackson Township as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Sherwood Anderson, with articles in 67 languages. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
What stands out about Jackson Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Jackson Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Mary Haas
1910–1996American linguist; studied historical linguistics






Tim Cannon
born 1979American software developer, entrepreneur, and biohacker

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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)
- Sherwood Anderson: Alfred Stieglitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Desmond Bane: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Foster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ned Rorem: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Mooney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rich Mullins: Sprigit at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Dennison Stephens: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton Sayler: Brady and Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons