Famous people · Madison Township
Born near Madison Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, John W. Bricker, was born in Mount Sterling, 4 mi away. No famous person on record lists Madison Township as their birthplace yet. In all of Ohio, the famous people on record come from 772 towns. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
John W. Bricker
Best known
John W. Bricker
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Madison Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Madison Township
Nobody born in Madison Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Margaret Peterson Haddix
born 1964American author
Travis Shaw
born 1990American professional baseball player
H. L. Matthews
1889–1975College boxing, baseball, and track coach
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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.
Photo credits (7)
- John W. Bricker: Baker (Columbus, Ohio), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Peterson Haddix: Frypie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William V. Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Shaw: Eric Kilby on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Granville G. Bennett: Annie D. Tallent, author. Nixon-Jones Printing Co. (St. Louis, MO), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jess Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Wolf: Kenyon Printing (Des Moines, IA), publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons