Jenny Mae
1968–2017American indie rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist
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Jenny Mae, born in South Vienna, 8 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Madison Township as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Virginia Hamilton, with articles in 21 languages. 736 towns across Ohio can name a famous person born there.

The 5 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
American indie rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist
American writer of children's books

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Madison 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.