Famous people · Milford Township
Born near Milford Township: 26 famous people within 35 miles
Levi Cooper Lane, born in Somerville, 3 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Milford Township. The best known of them is Sherwood Anderson, with articles in 67 languages. Of the towns next door, Hanover Township lists Lewis Williams Ross.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Sherwood Anderson
Best known
Sherwood Anderson
in 67 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Milford Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Milford Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Caroline Harrison
1832–1892First Lady of the United States from 1889 to 1892
James Middleton Cox
1870–1957American politician and Governor of Ohio
Rollin R. Rees
1865–1935United States Representative from Kansas
Scott Walker
1943–2019British-American singer-songwriter, composer and record producer
Andrew R. Wheeler
born 196415th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
1866–1944American judge and baseball commissioner
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Hanover Township counts one famous person.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Milford 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 (15)
- Sherwood Anderson: Alfred Stieglitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caroline Harrison: Copyright by Charles Parker, Washington, D.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Middleton Cox: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Lange: The Bui Brothers derivative work: CennoxX, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew R. Wheeler: United States Environmental Protection Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenesaw Mountain Landis: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Pollock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- R. J. Hunter: Plan9fromtheabyss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earle Foxe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John O'Brien: Alexlitbd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Emerson: Elizabeth Buehrmann (1886-1965), photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles B. Landis: Waldon Fawcett, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Landis: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rollin R. Rees: "Salina Semi-Weekly Journal" (Salina, Kansas)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Levi Cooper Lane: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons