Famous people · Rush Township
Born near Rush Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is William W. Cranston, from Woodstock, 1 mi away. Charles W. Fairbanks is the most widely known, written about in 54 languages. No entry yet names Rush Township as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Charles W. Fairbanks
Best known
Charles W. Fairbanks
in 54 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rush Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rush Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charles W. Fairbanks
1852–1918American politician; Vice President of the United States from 1905 to 1909
Cornelia Cole Fairbanks
1852–1913Second Lady of the United States from 1905 to 1909
Robert L. Eichelberger
1886–1961United States Army general commanding the US Eighth Army during World War II
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rush 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 (13)
- Charles W. Fairbanks: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clancy Brown: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert L. Eichelberger: 1st Lieutenant Gordon A. Stevens, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Saxbe: White House Photo Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brand Whitlock: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cornelia Cole Fairbanks: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Quincy Adams Ward: Wilhelm, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles T. Hinde: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. H. L. Wallace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norton P. Chipman: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas B. Ward: Charles Elmer Rice, author. Aden Pim & Sons (Damascus, OH), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Williams: Goodwin & Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Cranston: Henry Thompson Martin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons