Famous people · Liberty Township
Born near Liberty Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Across the town line, Baltimore lists one, Mike McCormack. John Sherman is the most widely known, written about in 33 languages. Closest of all is Robert Zollinger, from Millersport, 5 mi away. No famous person on record lists Liberty Township as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
John Sherman
Best known
John Sherman
in 33 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Liberty Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Liberty Township
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Sherman
1823–1900American cabinet secretary and senator
George Amos Dorsey
1868–1931Ethnographer of North American Indians, especially the Mandan tribe
Grace Marie Bareis
1875–1962American mathematician
Joseph O. Gregg
1841–1930American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Liberty 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)
- John Sherman: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard F. Outcault: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James J. Jeffries: Not listed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annette Echikunwoke: Habst, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin Booth: Andrew Hitchcock, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Le'Veon Bell: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Ewing Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike McCormack: The original uploader was Notmicro at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons