Born near Oliver Township: 8 famous people within 35 miles
Floyd L. Brown, born in Seaman, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Andrew Ellison, with articles in 5 languages. No famous person’s birth in Oliver Township is on record yet. In all of Ohio, the famous people on record come from 711 towns.
What stands out about Oliver Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Oliver Township
The 8 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Harlan Amen
1853–1913American educator (1853–1913); principal of Phillips Exeter Academy
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oliver 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 (4)
- Damien Burroughs: Australian Paralympic Committee, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Means: Daderot, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Blackburn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harlan Amen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons