Oliver Parker Fritchle
1874–1951American chemist, storage battery innovator, and entrepreneur
Famous people · Salt Creek Township
Born near Salt Creek Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Oliver Parker Fritchle, was born in Mount Hope, 3 mi away. Emma P. Carr is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. In Ohio, 775 towns have someone on the list. Not one famous person on record comes from Salt Creek Township yet.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Emma P. Carr
Best known
Emma P. Carr
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Salt Creek Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Salt Creek Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Emma P. Carr
1880–1972American spectroscopist and chemical educator
John Kissig Cowen
1844–1904American politician and railroad executive
Robert E. Dickinson
1940–2026American meteorologist and geoscientist
Robert X. Cringely
born 1953American technology journalist and columnist
William James Knight
1837–1916American soldier and a Medal of Honor recipient
Charles Critchfield
1910–1994American mathematical physicist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Salt Creek 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)
- Roscoe C. McCulloch: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Kissig Cowen: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Odell Lovett: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Moore McCulloch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack L. Davis: Davis724, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Blanshard: The Atlanta Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William James Knight: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Parker Fritchle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons