
Born near New Jasper Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Norman Vincent Peale is the most widely known, written about in 40 languages. The nearest, Gary Bradds, was born in Jamestown, 4 mi away. No entry yet names New Jasper Township as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
What stands out about New Jasper Township’s famous people
Famous people born near New Jasper Township
Nobody born in New Jasper Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Thyrsa Frazier Svager
1930–1999African American mathematician



Norman Vincent Peale
1898–1993American writer and minister
Virginia Hamilton
1936–2002American writer of children's books


Anna Huntington Stanley
1864–1907American impressionist painter

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Jasper 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)
- Norman Vincent Peale: Roger Higgins, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charley Grapewin: Originally published in The New York Clipper, December 22, 1900, p. 946., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cindy Blackman: Mandy Hall, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Bradds: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Huntington Stanley: J. G. Hameter, Dordrecht, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr.: Not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thyrsa Frazier Svager: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jorn Barger: Robotwisdom, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons