22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sharon Township
Larry Siegfried, born in Shelby, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Luke Perry, with articles in 57 languages. Of the bordering towns, Shelby has the longest list: 9, with Larry Siegfried at the top. No famous person on record lists Sharon Township as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Sharon Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Sharon Township
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.












Louis Bromfield
1896–1956American author and conservationist


Michael L. Gernhardt
born 1956NASA astronaut and manager of Environmental Physiology Laboratory

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Famous people from the towns next door
Shelby has the longest list next door: 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sharon 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 (15)
- Luke Perry: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherrod Brown: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Bromfield: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Mainzer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael L. Gernhardt: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert F. Simon: TV episode screenshot (Syndication), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Fenton: Standard Casting Directory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Kurtzman: Tim Blackmon for Galaxy Con, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Loyer: Joe Bielawa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gates Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Gottfried: Original: Spc. Janine Coogler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus N. Summers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Harbaugh: Brad Muckenthaler, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert W. Morgan: KDEO Radio 94, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Curran: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons