Famous people · Paris Township
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Paris Township
Perry King is the most widely known, written about in 37 languages. The nearest, Charles Erwin Wilson, was born in Minerva, 3 mi away. Next door, Minerva lists 5, led by Charles Erwin Wilson. No town in Ohio lists more than Warren, with 54.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Perry King
Best known
Perry King
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Paris Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Paris Township
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joe R. Hastings
1925–1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Joseph J. Cicchetti
1923–1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Thomas Corwin Mendenhall
1841–1924American physicist and meteorologist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Minerva has the most people on record, 5 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Paris 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 (12)
- Perry King: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yuri Lowenthal: Warlordcubs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Erwin Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Len Dawson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Corwin Mendenhall: Hell&Fischer Philadelphia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Newton Vail: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Cowan: LisaLAltizer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe R. Hastings: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Julien Moinet: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luther Kountze: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Bensinger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- G. W. Temple: Rogers, A.D. .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);box-…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons