Famous people · Penn Township
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Penn Township
The nearest, Jimmy Hull, was born in Leesburg, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Milton Caniff, with articles in 14 languages. No famous person on record lists Penn Township as their birthplace yet. 714 towns across Ohio can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Milton Caniff
Best known
Milton Caniff
in 14 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Penn Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Penn Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Don DeVoe
born 1941American college basketball player, college basketball coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Penn 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)
- Milton Caniff: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Bush: film screenshot (RKO Radio Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Hull: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Carey: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob McEwen: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carey A. Trimble: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Addison Dwiggins: Davi.trip, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Hull: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons