
Born near Orange Township: 22 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Bob Latta, was born in Bluffton, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Rollo May, with articles in 39 languages. 736 towns across Ohio can name a famous person born there. So far, no famous person on record was born in Orange Township.
What stands out about Orange Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Orange Township
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.








Cassius Jackson Keyser
1862–1947American mathematician and journalist of pronounced philosophical inclinations

Marty Holland
1919–1971American screenwriter and author of pulp novels





Simeon D. Fess
1861–1936(1861-1936) Republican politician and educator from Ohio


Louise Clapp
1934–1967All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orange 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 (16)
- Rollo May: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- June Vincent: trailer screenshot (Universal Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Latta: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cassius Jackson Keyser: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simeon D. Fess: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl C. Anderson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fremont O. Phillips: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin F. Welty: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodney Hughes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur H. Day: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward S. Matthias: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Travis: S. Queen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert R. Cupp: Brian Timmermeister from Lima,OH, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles F. Watkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adelia Field Johnston: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zac Dysert: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons