Born near Meigsville Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is James J. Gibson, from McConnelsville, 5 mi away. 745 towns in Ohio have at least one famous person on record. No famous person on record lists Meigsville Township as their birthplace yet. Warren has the most of any town in Ohio: 54.
What stands out about Meigsville Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Meigsville Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh
1853–1935American explorer and artist






William E. Forsythe
1881–1969American physicist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Meigsville 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 (8)
- Jeremiah McLain Rusk: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. Lee O'Daniel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James W. Dawes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Peter Sprague: Brady and Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde Fillmore: Universal Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emmett Tompkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Crew: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons