11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jeromesville
The best known of them is Charles F. Kettering, with articles in 32 languages. The nearest, Ralph Eugene Diffendorfer, was born in Hayesville, 4 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Jeromesville is on record yet. Warren’s 54 names make the longest list in Ohio.
What stands out about Jeromesville’s famous people
Famous people born near Jeromesville
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Ernest Cline
born 1972American novelist, slam poet, and screenwriter


Charles F. Kettering
1876–1958American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 140 patents
Charles Critchfield
1910–1994American mathematical physicist
Zeola Hershey Misener
1878–1966Indiana suffragist and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jeromesville 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 (3)
- Charles F. Kettering: TIME Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Cline: Fuzheado, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund G. Ross: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons