Born near Monroe Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Merlin A. Ditmer, from Potsdam, 3 mi away. Bob Schul is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. No famous person’s birth in Monroe Township is on record yet. Famous people are on record for 745 of the towns in Ohio.
What stands out about Monroe Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Monroe Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Harry Willis Miller
1879–1977American physician and Seventh-day Adventist missionary




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monroe 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 (5)
- Bob Schul: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Hamilton: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Haines: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jena Powell: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton Sayler: Brady and Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons