
Born near New Springfield: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Harvey Samuel Firestone, born in Columbiana, 4 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in New Springfield. Across Ohio, the lists cover 754 towns. The longest list in Ohio is Warren’s, with 54 names.
What stands out about New Springfield’s famous people
Famous people born near New Springfield
Nobody born in New Springfield is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Ammon Hennacy
1893–1970American Christian pacifist, anarchist and social activist



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Springfield 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)
- Harvey Samuel Firestone: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. T. Miller: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ammon Hennacy: Author Ammon Hennacy Photographer Rik Anderson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Kennedy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mildred Joanne Smith: Trailer screenshot (20th Century Fox), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Wharton Phillips: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons