
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of New Middletown
Closest of all is James Kennedy, from Lowellville, 5 mi away. No famous person’s birth in New Middletown is on record yet. Harvey Samuel Firestone is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. 748 of the towns in Ohio list at least one person.
What stands out about New Middletown’s famous people
Famous people born near New Middletown
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





David E. Wood
1823–186219th century American politician and Union Army colonel
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Middletown 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 (5)
- Harvey Samuel Firestone: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. T. Miller: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira D. Sankey: Davis Garber, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Kennedy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mildred Joanne Smith: Trailer screenshot (20th Century Fox), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons