Famous people · Junction City
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Junction City
Gene Cole, born in New Lexington, 5 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Junction City as their birthplace yet. Across Ohio, the lists cover 718 towns. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Gene Cole
Best known
Gene Cole
in 14 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Junction City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Junction City
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Stephen Benton Elkins
1841–1911Union United States Army officer
John Augustine Zahm
1851–1921Holy Cross priest, author, scientist, and South American explorer
Dick Shrider
1923–2014American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator
Wally Kinnan
1919–2002American World War II hero, television newscaster, weatherman, and meteorologist
Walter Leckrone
1897–1964The town’s pick
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Junction City 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 (7)
- Stephen Benton Elkins: Bain News Service, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Augustine Zahm: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Januarius MacGahan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Ellsworth Brehm: Collection of the U.S. House of Representative, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Calderhead: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Shrider: Ohio University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Finck: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons