Famous people · Polk Township
Born near Polk Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, John Loyer, was born in Galion, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Gloria LeRoy, with articles in 10 languages. Across the town line, Galion lists 12, John Loyer first. No famous person on record lists Polk Township as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Gloria LeRoy
Best known
Gloria LeRoy
in 10 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Polk Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Polk Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Samuel Beer
1911–2009American specialist on politics of the United Kingdom
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Around it, Galion has the most people on record, 12 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Polk 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 (8)
- Gloria LeRoy: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Fenton: Standard Casting Directory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Kurtzman: Tim Blackmon for Galaxy Con, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Loyer: Joe Bielawa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- L. L. Marshall: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carol Kendall: Lucylww2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Gottfried: Original: Spc. Janine Coogler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul E. Pfeifer: Ohio General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons