Fred B. Lambert
1873–1967West Virginia educator and regional historian
Famous people · Ohio Township
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ohio Township
Fred B. Lambert, born in Crown City, 5 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, Guyan Township lists Grandma Gatewood. The best known of them is Jenny Holzer, with articles in 27 languages. In Ohio, 753 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Jenny Holzer
Best known
Jenny Holzer
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ohio Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ohio Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Brereton C. Jones
1939–2023American politician in Kentucky
Geoffrey D. Miller
born 1949Retired United States Army Major General
Darrell Fetty
born 1948American actor, writer, singer and Emmy Award-nominated producer
Daniel Linville
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
Catherine Shipe East
1916–1996American government researcher and feminist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Guyan Township has the most on record: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ohio 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 (8)
- Royal Robbins: Tom Frost, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brereton C. Jones: PeteStJohn, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skip Battin: Fotoburo De Boer, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry A. Coffeen: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoffrey D. Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catherine Shipe East: Fduriez, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William O. Atkeson: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grandma Gatewood: Stratness, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons