Photo: OZinOH on Flickr · CC BY 2.0Jefferson Township has yet to put a famous person on the list
Denmark Township’s list, next door, has one name: Calvin S. Brice. In all of Ohio, the famous people on record come from 736 towns. No town in Ohio lists more than Warren, with 54. 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 Jefferson Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Jefferson Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Jefferson Township
The best known from each town bordering Jefferson Township.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jefferson 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 (2)
- Calvin S. Brice: U.S. Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Solomon Newton Pettis: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons