Famous people · Perry Township
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Perry Township
John W. Bricker is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. Closest of all is Terry Lyons, from New Holland, 3 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Perry Township is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
John W. Bricker
Best known
John W. Bricker
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Perry Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Perry Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Margaret Peterson Haddix
born 1964American author
Travis Shaw
born 1990American professional baseball player
John Cradlebaugh
1819–1872Union United States Army officer, legislator, and district court justice
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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 (6)
- John W. Bricker: Baker (Columbus, Ohio), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Lewis: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Peterson Haddix: Frypie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Shaw: Eric Kilby on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Ann Reynolds: "The Colored American", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Cradlebaugh: (not credited), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons