Born near Mifflin Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ralph Eugene Diffendorfer, from Hayesville, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Luke Perry, with articles in 57 languages. Bill Klucas leads the 2 names listed next door in Vermillion Township. Not one famous person on record comes from Mifflin Township yet.
What stands out about Mifflin Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Mifflin Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Ernest Cline
born 1972American novelist, slam poet, and screenwriter




Louis Bromfield
1896–1956American author and conservationist


Michael L. Gernhardt
born 1956NASA astronaut and manager of Environmental Physiology Laboratory

Charles F. Kettering
1876–1958American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 140 patents
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Vermillion Township lists the most people: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mifflin 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)
- Luke Perry: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherrod Brown: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles F. Kettering: TIME Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Cline: Fuzheado, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Bromfield: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Mainzer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael L. Gernhardt: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund G. Ross: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons