13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Monroe Township
The best known of them is Clancy Brown, with articles in 45 languages. Closest of all is Paul P. Yoder, from West Liberty, 4 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Monroe Township. In Ohio, 733 towns have someone on the list.
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.





Robert L. Eichelberger
1886–1961United States Army general commanding the US Eighth Army during World War II



John W. Grabiel
1867–1928Ohio and Arkansas lawyer; Republican politician
Robert Ingersoll Ingalls Sr.
1882–1951American businessman and philanthropist
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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 (8)
- Clancy Brown: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kin Hubbard: Published by Teachers Journal Printing Co, Marion, Ind, 1908, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert L. Eichelberger: 1st Lieutenant Gordon A. Stevens, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Ratleff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brand Whitlock: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Quincy Adams Ward: Wilhelm, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles T. Hinde: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sami Callihan: Marshall658, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons