
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jasper Township
The nearest, Mike Carey, was born in Sabina, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Norman Vincent Peale, with articles in 40 languages. No famous person’s birth in Jasper Township is on record yet. The Ohio lists hold names for 707 towns.
What stands out about Jasper Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Jasper Township
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Don DeVoe
born 1941American college basketball player, college basketball coach
H. L. Matthews
1889–1975College boxing, baseball, and track coach

Norman Vincent Peale
1898–1993American writer and minister

Margaret Peterson Haddix
born 1964American author

Travis Shaw
born 1990American professional baseball player


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jasper 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 (7)
- Norman Vincent Peale: Roger Higgins, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Bradds: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Peterson Haddix: Frypie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William V. Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Carey: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Shaw: Eric Kilby on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Albert Tiffin Hull: Published in above-mentioned work, which was by Benjamin F. Gue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons