Famous people · Paint Township
Born near Paint Township: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is William V. Allen, from Midway, 5 mi away. The best known of them is John W. Bricker, with articles in 19 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Paint Township yet. The longest list in Ohio is Warren’s, with 54 names.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
John W. Bricker
Best known
John W. Bricker
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Paint Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Paint Township
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
H. L. Matthews
1889–1975College boxing, baseball, and track coach
Margaret Peterson Haddix
born 1964American author
Travis Shaw
born 1990American professional baseball player
L. Orin Slagle
?–2006The town’s pick
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Paint 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 (7)
- John W. Bricker: Baker (Columbus, Ohio), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Bradds: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Peterson Haddix: Frypie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William V. Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Shaw: Eric Kilby on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James D. Post: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Granville G. Bennett: Annie D. Tallent, author. Nixon-Jones Printing Co. (St. Louis, MO), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons