Famous people · Marion Township
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Marion Township
John W. Bricker is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. Closest of all is Terry Lyons, from New Holland, 4 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Marion Township. Famous people are on record for 774 of the towns in Ohio.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
John W. Bricker
Best known
John W. Bricker
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Marion Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Marion Township
Nobody born in Marion 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 Marion 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
- Emma Ann Reynolds: "The Colored American", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James D. Post: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Granville G. Bennett: Annie D. Tallent, author. Nixon-Jones Printing Co. (St. Louis, MO), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons