
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Radnor Township
Closest of all is Tommy Griffith, from Prospect, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Rutherford B. Hayes, with articles in 139 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Radnor Township. In Ohio, 714 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Radnor Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Radnor Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Edwin Grant Conklin
1863–1952American biologist and zoologist

Rutherford B. Hayes
1822–1893President of the United States from 1877 to 1881



Bob Shaw
1921–2011American and Canadian football player, coach, and executive

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Radnor 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)
- Rutherford B. Hayes: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- F. Sherwood Rowland: Markus Pössel (Mapos), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Grant Conklin: Theodore C. Marceau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Newton Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Shaw: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Griffith: Derivative work: Patrick87, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Verner Main: "Press and Sun Bulletin" (Binghamton, NY)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons