Born near Royalton Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Marvin B. Prentiss, born in Metamora, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Barney Oldfield, with articles in 16 languages. In Ohio, 735 towns have someone on the list. No town in Ohio lists more than Warren, with 54.
What stands out about Royalton Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Royalton Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




James Massey
1934–2013American information theorist and cryptologist


Richard Mourdock
born 1951Indiana Republican Party politician


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Royalton 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)
- Barney Oldfield: Albert Witzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Massey: Unbekannt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harlan Briggs: Film screenshot (Selznick International Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Neff: BillCramer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Mourdock: IN.gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Haubiel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Scheffler: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Wilson: Manitowoc baseball club, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons