Born near Letart Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Bill Denver, from Ravenswood, 7 mi away. Jenny Holzer is the most widely known, written about in 27 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Letart Township. The Ohio lists hold names for 714 towns.
What stands out about Letart Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Letart Township
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Mary Emilie Holmes
1849–1906American geologist, palaeontologist, teacher and philanthropist (d. 1906)



George Willis Ritchey
1864–1945American astronomer

Brereton C. Jones
1939–2023American politician in Kentucky



Geoffrey D. Miller
born 1949Retired United States Army Major General
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Letart 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)
- George Willis Ritchey: Kowloonese at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Robbins: Tom Frost, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brereton C. Jones: PeteStJohn, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Emilie Holmes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Skip Battin: Fotoburo De Boer, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry A. Coffeen: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cy Morgan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoffrey D. Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons