Charles F. Kettering
1876–1958American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 140 patents
Famous people · Knox Township
Born near Knox Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Charles F. Kettering, born in Loudonville, 7 mi away, is the closest. Across the town line, Nashville lists one, Thomas Weir. The list for Knox Township is empty for now. 740 towns across Ohio can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Charles F. Kettering
Best known
Charles F. Kettering
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Knox Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Knox Township
Nobody born in Knox Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Charles Critchfield
1910–1994American mathematical physicist
Emma P. Carr
1880–1972American spectroscopist and chemical educator
William Henry Thompson
1853–1937American politician, Nebraska
John Kissig Cowen
1844–1904American politician and railroad executive
Robert E. Dickinson
1940–2026American meteorologist and geoscientist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Knox 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 (8)
- Charles F. Kettering: TIME Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscoe C. McCulloch: Harris & Ewing, photographer, 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
- John A. McDowell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Kissig Cowen: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Odell Lovett: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Fletcher Sapp: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Weir: Cyrus Townsend Brady, author. Published in "Pearson's Magazine" (New York, NY)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons