
Born near Ruggles Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Ernest Cline is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. The nearest, Dorothy Granger, was born in New London, 4 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Ruggles Township is on record yet. In Ohio, 708 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Ruggles Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Ruggles Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Milton L. Haney
1825–1922United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

Ernest Cline
born 1972American novelist, slam poet, and screenwriter


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ruggles 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 (5)
- Ernest Cline: Fuzheado, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund G. Ross: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Granger: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Richmond: Ted Van Pelt, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Meade: John Peeler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons