11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Richfield Township
Roy Beecher, born in Swanton, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Katie Holmes, with articles in 77 languages. No famous person on record lists Richfield Township as their birthplace yet. 757 of the towns in Ohio list at least one person.
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Famous people born near Richfield Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Richfield 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)
- Katie Holmes: Jay Tamboli from Washington, DC, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrianne Palicki: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alyson Stoner: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anita Baker: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman Spitzer: NASA APPEL Knowledge Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harlan Briggs: Film screenshot (Selznick International Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James W. Forsyth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons