
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jefferson Township
Kin Hubbard, born in Bellefontaine, 5 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Jefferson Township as their birthplace yet. Across Ohio, the lists cover 740 towns. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
What stands out about Jefferson Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Jefferson Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






John W. Grabiel
1867–1928Ohio and Arkansas lawyer; Republican politician

Robert Ingersoll Ingalls Sr.
1882–1951American businessman and philanthropist

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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. 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)
- Kin Hubbard: Published by Teachers Journal Printing Co, Marion, Ind, 1908, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Ratleff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sami Callihan: Marshall658, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Otten: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Wilson Temple: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mac Otten: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron S. Watkins: Library of Congress, originally from Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Russell Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons