
Born near Riley Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Dean Jagger, with articles in 44 languages. Arthur H. Day, born in Pandora, 1 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Riley Township is on record yet. 714 towns in Ohio have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Riley Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Riley Township
Nobody born in Riley Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.






Cassius Jackson Keyser
1862–1947American mathematician and journalist of pronounced philosophical inclinations
Marty Holland
1919–1971American screenwriter and author of pulp novels


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Riley 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)
- Dean Jagger: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Latta: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles N. Haskell: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cassius Jackson Keyser: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl C. Anderson: Harris & Ewing, 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
- Arthur H. Day: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons