Famous people · Reading Township
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Reading Township
Closest of all is Walter Ellsworth Brehm, from Somerset, 2 mi away. Gene Cole is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. Famous people are on record for 712 of the towns in Ohio. The list for Reading Township is empty for now.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Gene Cole
Best known
Gene Cole
in 14 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Reading Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Reading Township
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ada Kepley
1847–1925First American woman to graduate from law school
William E. Birkhimer
1848–1914U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient
Dick Shrider
1923–2014American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator
Walter Leckrone
1897–1964
Stephen Benton Elkins
1841–1911Union United States Army officer
John Augustine Zahm
1851–1921Holy Cross priest, author, scientist, and South American explorer
George W. Loughman
born 1846American businessperson and politician
Wally Kinnan
1919–2002American World War II hero, television newscaster, weatherman, and meteorologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Reading 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 (16)
- Stephen Benton Elkins: Bain News Service, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Augustine Zahm: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Januarius MacGahan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Ellsworth Brehm: Collection of the U.S. House of Representative, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Calderhead: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William M. Morgan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ada Kepley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Shrider: Ohio University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Finck: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles J. Hite: Herman Mishkin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Comly: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Birkhimer: Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy. Published by Seeman & Peters (Saginaw, MI)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garnett Wikoff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob F. Burket: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Loughman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Weiss: Sara Weiss, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons