
Born near Nettle Lake: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Spencer Oliver Fisher, from Camden, 6 mi away. Paul Siple is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. No famous person’s birth in Nettle Lake is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
What stands out about Nettle Lake’s famous people
Famous people born near Nettle Lake
Nobody born in Nettle Lake is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Cook Lougheed
1922–2008Fort Wayne entrepreneur, civic leader and philanthropist
Sidney Haight
1847–1918American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor


Jason E. Hammond
1862–1957American author and educator

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nettle Lake 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)
- Paul Siple: Ed Palumbo/World Telegram photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy E. Tarsney: From 1898's "Landmarks of Detroit" by Robert B. Ross (died 1918) and George B. Catlin (died 1934), revised by Clarence W. Burton., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Oliver Fisher: Augustus H. Gansser, editor and compiler. Richmond & Arnold (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason E. Hammond: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lulu Rowena Becker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Dwight Curtiss: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons