
Born near Perry Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
James Bush, born in Greenfield, 5 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Perry Township. Across Ohio, 761 towns list someone born there. The longest list in Ohio is Warren’s, with 54 names.
What stands out about Perry Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Perry Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Margaret Peterson Haddix
born 1964American author

Travis Shaw
born 1990American professional baseball player


Don DeVoe
born 1941American college basketball player, college basketball coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Perry 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)
- James Bush: film screenshot (RKO Radio Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Peterson Haddix: Frypie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Hull: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Carey: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Shaw: Eric Kilby on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Hull: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Albert Tiffin Hull: Published in above-mentioned work, which was by Benjamin F. Gue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons