Born near Liberty Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Bert Blue, born in Bettsville, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Robert Knepper, with articles in 42 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Liberty Township yet. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
What stands out about Liberty Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Liberty Township
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Charles Foster
1828–190435th Governor of Ohio and 40th Secretary of the Treasury






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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 (7)
- Robert Knepper: Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Coleman: photo taken by flickr user stark23x, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Foster: Matthew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sue Myrick: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Woodson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodger Young: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Gillmor: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons