
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Monroe Township
The nearest, Joe E. Brown, was born in Holgate, 5 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Monroe Township is on record yet. Warren’s 54 names make the longest list in Ohio. After Warren, the next longest list in Ohio is Hamilton’s, with 51.
What stands out about Monroe Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Monroe Township
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






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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 (6)
- Joe E. Brown: CBS Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erik Palmer-Brown: Werner100359, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Krauss: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Philip Hahn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace MacGowan Cooke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynn R. Wachtmann: Ohio General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons