14 famous people were born within 35 miles of New Riegel
Paul Maloy, born in Bascom, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Charles Foster, with articles in 17 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in New Riegel. 745 towns in Ohio have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about New Riegel’s famous people
Famous people born near New Riegel
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Charles Foster
1828–190435th Governor of Ohio and 40th Secretary of the Treasury







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Riegel 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)
- Charles Foster: Matthew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sue Myrick: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodger Young: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Gillmor: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant Jackson: Baltimore Orioles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles V. Truax: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Micah Hyde: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Dayton Cole: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons