Famous people · Leesburg Township
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Leesburg Township
The best known of them is Rutherford B. Hayes, with articles in 139 languages. Wallace Clement Sabine, born in Richwood, 6 mi away, is the closest. The list for Leesburg Township is empty for now. In Ohio, 766 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Rutherford B. Hayes
Best known
Rutherford B. Hayes
in 139 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Leesburg Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Leesburg Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Cornelia Cole Fairbanks
1852–1913Second Lady of the United States from 1905 to 1909
Rutherford B. Hayes
1822–1893President of the United States from 1877 to 1881
Horace Newton Allen
1858–1932American missionary, diplomat, physician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Leesburg 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 (6)
- Rutherford B. Hayes: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- F. Sherwood Rowland: Markus Pössel (Mapos), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cornelia Cole Fairbanks: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Newton Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norton P. Chipman: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas B. Ward: Charles Elmer Rice, author. Aden Pim & Sons (Damascus, OH), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons