Born near Mount Victory: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Chim Lingrel, born in Ridgeway, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Wallace Clement Sabine, with articles in 20 languages. Famous people are on record for 718 of the towns in Ohio. No famous person on record lists Mount Victory as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Mount Victory’s famous people
Famous people born near Mount Victory
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Jeanne Dietsch
born 1952American politician and technology entrepreneur
John W. Grabiel
1867–1928Ohio and Arkansas lawyer; Republican politician



Bob Shaw
1921–2011American and Canadian football player, coach, and executive
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Victory 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)
- Henry Wilson Temple: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John M. Murray: Monica King, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Shaw: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul M. Herbert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron S. Watkins: Library of Congress, originally from Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeanne Dietsch: Jdietsch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons