James A. Garfield
1831–1881President of the United States in 1881
Famous people · Russell Township
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Russell Township
James A. Garfield, born in Moreland Hills, 5 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Chagrin Falls lists 9, led by Lisa Banes. No entry yet names Russell Township as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
James A. Garfield
Best known
James A. Garfield
in 148 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Russell Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Russell Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lauren Underwood
born 1986U.S. Representative from Illinois
Joseph Smith III
1832–1914Eldest surviving son of Joseph Smith Jr and Prophet-President in Community of Christ
LaMont "ShowBoat" Robinson
born 1961American basketball player
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Chagrin Falls has the longest list next door: 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Russell 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)
- James A. Garfield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Davis: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vanessa Bayer: Behind The Velvet Rope TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Underwood: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Smith III: The original uploader was John Hamer at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Korb: Jashubert, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa Banes: JGleick, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coyote Peterson: Mark Vins, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons