
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jefferson Township
Closest of all is Jonathan Winters, from Dayton, 9 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Dayton has the longest list: 36, with Jonathan Winters at the top. No entry yet names Jefferson Township as a birthplace. Across Ohio, the lists cover 771 towns.
What stands out about Jefferson Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Jefferson Township
Nobody born in Jefferson Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Natalie Clifford Barney
1876–1972American writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris













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Famous people from the towns next door
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. 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 (15)
- Jonathan Winters: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Clifford Barney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy Snyder: Jindřich Nosek (NoJin), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Cartwright: North Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Moses: Chell Hill, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brooklyn Decker: Porter Hovey at http://www.porterhovey.com/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Dyrdek: Michelle Vink, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chip Reese: Photos by flipchip / LasVegasVegas.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Rolfe: Lars Schmidt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Paxson: Portland Trail Blazers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Mangold: original: Anthony Quintanoderivative: Diddykong1130, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Thuney: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert C. Schenck: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Hamilton: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Haines: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
