Born near Mill Creek Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ben Edwin Perry, from Fayette, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Paul Siple, with articles in 8 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Mill Creek Township. 754 towns in Ohio have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Mill Creek Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Mill Creek Township
Nobody born in Mill Creek Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




John Henry Barrows
1847–1902American clergyman of First Presbyterian Church

Jason E. Hammond
1862–1957American author and educator
Cook Lougheed
1922–2008Fort Wayne entrepreneur, civic leader and philanthropist



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mill Creek 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)
- Paul Siple: Ed Palumbo/World Telegram photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy E. Tarsney: From 1898's "Landmarks of Detroit" by Robert B. Ross (died 1918) and George B. Catlin (died 1934), revised by Clarence W. Burton., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank C. Kniffin: Collection of the U.S. House of Representative, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Scheffler: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Charles Tarsney: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Henry Barrows: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason E. Hammond: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph O. Rychener: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons