
7 famous people were born within 35 miles of Northwest Township
Closest of all is Spencer Oliver Fisher, from Camden, 7 mi away. Paul Siple is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. No entry yet names Northwest Township as a birthplace. The Ohio lists hold names for 718 towns.
What stands out about Northwest Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Northwest Township
The 7 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Cook Lougheed
1922–2008Fort Wayne entrepreneur, civic leader and philanthropist
Sidney Haight
1847–1918American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Northwest 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 (3)
- Paul Siple: Ed Palumbo/World Telegram photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Oliver Fisher: Augustus H. Gansser, editor and compiler. Richmond & Arnold (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Dwight Curtiss: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons