
Born near Pheasant Run: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Tianna Madison-Bartoletta is the most widely known, written about in 31 languages. Closest of all is David Lewis, from Oberlin, 6 mi away. No entry yet names Pheasant Run as a birthplace. In all of Ohio, the famous people on record come from 712 towns.
What stands out about Pheasant Run’s famous people
Famous people born near Pheasant Run
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Ellen R. Stofan
born 1961Under Secretary for Science and Research at the Smithsonian Institution
Charles Henry Tyler Townsend
1863–1944American entomologist



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pheasant Run 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)
- Tianna Madison-Bartoletta: Agência Brasil Fotografias, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynn Shelton: Elen Nivrae from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Molina: (c) Anders Jensen-Urstad, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen R. Stofan: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. Kenyon: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thelma Drake: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons