
Born near Richland Township: 27 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Bob Latta, was born in Bluffton, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Dean Jagger, with articles in 44 languages. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54. Hamilton has the second-longest list in Ohio, after Warren, with 51.
What stands out about Richland Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Richland Township
The 27 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Marty Holland
1919–1971American screenwriter and author of pulp novels






Cassius Jackson Keyser
1862–1947American mathematician and journalist of pronounced philosophical inclinations



Simeon D. Fess
1861–1936(1861-1936) Republican politician and educator from Ohio

Louise Clapp
1934–1967All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player

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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 (16)
- Dean Jagger: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rollo May: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- June Vincent: trailer screenshot (Universal Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Latta: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cassius Jackson Keyser: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simeon D. Fess: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl C. Anderson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fremont O. Phillips: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin F. Welty: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Franklin Jones: Collection of the U.S. House of Representative, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodney Hughes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur H. Day: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward S. Matthias: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Horwich: NBC Television; photographer-Maurice Seymour, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Travis: S. Queen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert R. Cupp: Brian Timmermeister from Lima,OH, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons