Born near Monterey Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Ken Weber, was born in Ottoville, 1 mi away. Neely Edwards is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. No famous person’s birth in Monterey Township is on record yet. 715 towns in Ohio have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Monterey Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Monterey Township
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Edward Settle Godfrey
1843–1932United States Army officer and Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient


Julia Rice Seney
1853–1915American writer, newspaper editor, government administrator, charity worker

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monterey 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)
- Neely Edwards: Photo by Freulich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Settle Godfrey: David Francis Barry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sabrina Scharf: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Lange: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clara Chipman Newton: Mary Louis McLaughlin (1847 - 1939) – Painter (American) Born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Died in Cincinnati, Ohio. Details on Google Art Project, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wesley Hill: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Rice Seney: Photographer not named, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ayers: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons