
Born near Ridgeville Township: 8 famous people within 35 miles
Barney Oldfield, born in Wauseon, 10 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Ridgeville Township is on record yet. Of the towns next door, Springfield Township lists Aquilla Coonrod. Across Ohio, the lists cover 752 towns.
What stands out about Ridgeville Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Ridgeville Township
Nobody born in Ridgeville Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


James Massey
1934–2013American information theorist and cryptologist


Richard Mourdock
born 1951Indiana Republican Party politician


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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Springfield Township’s: one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ridgeville 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 (6)
- Barney Oldfield: Albert Witzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Massey: Unbekannt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wild Bill Davison: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Billingsley: Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Neff: BillCramer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Mourdock: IN.gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons