Famous people · Monroe Township
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Monroe Township
Closest of all is John A. McDowell, from Killbuck, 5 mi away. The list for Monroe Township is empty for now. Charles F. Kettering is the most widely known, written about in 32 languages. The Ohio lists hold names for 735 towns.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Charles F. Kettering
Best known
Charles F. Kettering
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Monroe Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Monroe Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Kissig Cowen
1844–1904American politician and railroad executive
Robert E. Dickinson
1940–2026American meteorologist and geoscientist
Emma P. Carr
1880–1972American spectroscopist and chemical educator
Charles Critchfield
1910–1994American mathematical physicist
Charles F. Kettering
1876–1958American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 140 patents
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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 (7)
- Charles F. Kettering: TIME Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscoe C. McCulloch: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. McDowell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Kissig Cowen: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Odell Lovett: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Moore McCulloch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles I. Faddis: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons