Famous people · Richland Township
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Richland Township
Fred Olen Ray is the most widely known, written about in 17 languages. The nearest, Horatio C. Claypool, was born in McArthur, 6 mi away. Next door, Elk Township lists one, Francis A. Nixon. The list for Richland Township is empty for now.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Fred Olen Ray
Best known
Fred Olen Ray
in 17 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Richland Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Richland Township
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Isham Jones
1894–1956American bandleader, saxophonist, bassist and songwriter
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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 (8)
- Fred Olen Ray: Retromedia TV; filmed by Gary Graver and Jillian Kesner, produced by Fred Olen Ray, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isham Jones: Uncredited Bain News Service photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Rhodes: Fremont News Messenger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horatio C. Claypool: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Montgomery: elisfkc from Orlando, FL, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph McGhee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Abele: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis A. Nixon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons