
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Range Township
The nearest, William V. Allen, was born in Midway, 3 mi away. John W. Bricker is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. No famous person on record lists Range Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
What stands out about Range Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Range Township
Nobody born in Range Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


H. L. Matthews
1889–1975College boxing, baseball, and track coach



L. Orin Slagle
?–2006
Margaret Peterson Haddix
born 1964American author

Travis Shaw
born 1990American professional baseball player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Range 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)
- John W. Bricker: Baker (Columbus, Ohio), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Peterson Haddix: Frypie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William V. Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Shaw: Eric Kilby on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David K. Watson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde Tingley: Albuquerque Museum Photo Archives, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick LeBeau: AxsDeny, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons