
Born near Richland Township: 6 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Wild Bill Davison, from Defiance, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Joe E. Brown, with articles in 25 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Richland Township. 773 towns across Ohio can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Richland Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Richland Township
The 6 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Richland 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 (4)
- Joe E. Brown: CBS Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wild Bill Davison: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Billingsley: Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Arnold: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons