
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pioneer
Closest of all is Paul Siple, from Montpelier, 7 mi away. The list for Pioneer is empty for now. 745 of the towns in Ohio list at least one person. No town in Ohio lists more than Warren, with 54.
What stands out about Pioneer’s famous people
Famous people born near Pioneer
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Jason E. Hammond
1862–1957American author and educator
Cook Lougheed
1922–2008Fort Wayne entrepreneur, civic leader and philanthropist





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pioneer 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)
- Paul Siple: Ed Palumbo/World Telegram photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy E. Tarsney: From 1898's "Landmarks of Detroit" by Robert B. Ross (died 1918) and George B. Catlin (died 1934), revised by Clarence W. Burton., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank C. Kniffin: Collection of the U.S. House of Representative, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Oliver Fisher: Augustus H. Gansser, editor and compiler. Richmond & Arnold (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason E. Hammond: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lulu Rowena Becker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Dwight Curtiss: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don A. Jones: unattributed w:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons