Famous people · Pike Township
Born near Pike Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Charles Haubiel, was born in Delta, 4 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Pike Township is on record yet. Barney Oldfield is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. Famous people are on record for 754 of the towns in Ohio.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Barney Oldfield
Best known
Barney Oldfield
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pike Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pike Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
James Massey
1934–2013American information theorist and cryptologist
Marvin B. Prentiss
1870–1953
Hal B. Jennings
1915–2008Surgeon General of the United States Army
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pike 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)
- Barney Oldfield: Albert Witzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Massey: Unbekannt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Neff: BillCramer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Mourdock: IN.gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Haubiel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Scheffler: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal B. Jennings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons