Born near North Hampton: 7 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Roy J. Plunkett, from New Carlisle, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Lillian Gish, with articles in 97 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in North Hampton. Famous people are on record for 748 of the towns in Ohio.
What stands out about North Hampton’s famous people
Famous people born near North Hampton
They were born in 2 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Lillian Gish
1893–1993American actor, actress, motion picture producers and director, screenwriter

Justin Chambers
born 1970American actor and former model



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Hampton 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)
- Lillian Gish: Bain News Service; Uploaded by Calliopejen; Edited by jjron., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Chambers: Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berenice Abbott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike DeWine: Vivien McClain Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Troy Perkins: Kjetil Ree, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons