Famous people · Licking Township
Born near Licking Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Josh Boyer, from Heath, 3 mi away. The nearest list is next door in Heath: one name, Josh Boyer. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Licking Township. Edward James Roye is the most widely known, written about in 22 languages.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Edward James Roye
Best known
Edward James Roye
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Licking Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Licking Township
Nobody born in Licking Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
George Amos Dorsey
1868–1931Ethnographer of North American Indians, especially the Mandan tribe
Edward James Roye
1815–1872First member of Liberia's True Whig Party to serve as President
Jon Hendricks
1921–2017American jazz singer, lyricist, jazz critic and historian
Hubert Howe Bancroft
1832–1918American historian and ethnologist
Marie Harf
born 1981American liberal political commentator for Fox News
Walter Leckrone
1897–1964The town’s pick
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The best known from each town bordering Licking Township.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Licking 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)
- Edward James Roye: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerrie Mock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Hendricks: Atael Weissman @ ataelw, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubert Howe Bancroft: Bradley & Rulofson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie Harf: US State Department, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James F. Wilson: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Warner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons