Famous people · Kipton
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Kipton
Closest of all is Neil Zurcher, from Henrietta Township, 4 mi away. David Lewis is the most widely known, written about in 30 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Kipton. 736 towns in Ohio have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
David Lewis
Best known
David Lewis
in 30 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Kipton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Kipton
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ellen R. Stofan
born 1961Under Secretary for Science and Research at the Smithsonian Institution
Charles Henry Tyler Townsend
1863–1944American entomologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kipton 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 (5)
- David Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynn Shelton: Elen Nivrae from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Molina: (c) Anders Jensen-Urstad, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen R. Stofan: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bishop W. Perkins: United States Senate Historical Office?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons