Famous people · Jefferson Township
Born near Jefferson Township: 23 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Levi H. Dowling, was born in Bellville, 2 mi away. Luke Perry is the most widely known, written about in 57 languages. Of the bordering towns, Bellville has the longest list: 8, with Levi H. Dowling at the top. The list for Jefferson Township is empty for now.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Luke Perry
Best known
Luke Perry
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jefferson Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Jefferson Township
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Royal D. Suttkus
1920–2009Ichthyologist, founder of a fish collection
William C. Grimes
1857–1931American politician and businessman
Louis Bromfield
1896–1956American author and conservationist
Michael L. Gernhardt
born 1956NASA astronaut and manager of Environmental Physiology Laboratory
William Henry Thompson
1853–1937American politician, Nebraska
Frank W. Gunsaulus
1856–1921American university and college president
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Around it, Bellville has the most people on record, 8 of them.
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 (16)
- Luke Perry: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherrod Brown: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Bromfield: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Mainzer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael L. Gernhardt: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert F. Simon: TV episode screenshot (Syndication), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Dill: The original uploader was CongressRecords at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Thompson: Distributed by Central Press Association (Cleveland, OH) when Thompson was appointed to the US Senate in 1933., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Americus V. Rice: The original uploader was The Mystery Man at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Celeste Le Blond: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert W. Levering: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William C. Grimes: User Basti-stuttgart on de.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Todd Frederick: "Evening Gazette" (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank W. Gunsaulus: Contemporary photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Sites: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Manuel Herrick: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons