Born near Recovery Township: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Richard Schoen, from Fort Recovery, 3 mi away. Twyla Tharp is the most widely known, written about in 29 languages. No entry yet names Recovery Township as a birthplace. Of the towns next door, Fort Recovery lists the most: 3, with Richard Schoen first.
What stands out about Recovery Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Recovery Township
Nobody born in Recovery Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Mildred Wolfe
1912–2009United States artist based out of Jackson, Mississippi






Mary Meeker
born 1959American venture capitalist and securities analyst

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Famous people from the towns next door
Fort Recovery has the longest list next door: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Recovery 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 (11)
- Twyla Tharp: Susan Sterner.〔The original uploader was Emerson7 at English Wikipedia.〕, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin A. Ford: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Ames: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Derringer: Jim Summaria, http://www.jimsummariaphoto.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elwood Haynes: Elwood_P._Haynes.jpg: unknown derivative work: 15versts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Schwartz: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Grover McDonald: אלוף שלמה אראל תל אביב, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Hartings: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Le Blond Kloeb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Tou Velle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cody Reichard: Leech44, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons