Famous people · Scipio Township
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Scipio Township
The nearest, Josiah Yazdani, was born in Albany, 6 mi away. Maya Lin is the most widely known, written about in 31 languages. Next door, the list for Columbia Township holds J. L. Carpenter. 714 towns in Ohio have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Maya Lin
Best known
Maya Lin
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Scipio Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Scipio Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mary Emilie Holmes
1849–1906American geologist, palaeontologist, teacher and philanthropist (d. 1906)
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Famous people from the towns next door
Columbia Township has the longest list next door, one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Scipio 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)
- Maya Lin: Berkeley Center for New Media, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Hartman: Mahanga, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Emilie Holmes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Tripp: Arthur Tripp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John William Brown: "Akron Beacon Journal" (Akron, OH)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwyneth Philips: U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Canada, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles F. Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cy Morgan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons