Famous people · Shawnee Hills
Born near Shawnee Hills: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Fred Claire, from Jamestown, 3 mi away. Norman Vincent Peale is the most widely known, written about in 40 languages. No famous person on record lists Shawnee Hills as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Norman Vincent Peale
Best known
Norman Vincent Peale
in 40 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Shawnee Hills’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Shawnee Hills
Nobody born in Shawnee Hills is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Norman Vincent Peale
1898–1993American writer and minister
Virginia Hamilton
1936–2002American writer of children's books
H. L. Matthews
1889–1975College boxing, baseball, and track coach
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Shawnee Hills?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Shawnee Hills’ most famous person is.
Or tell us
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shawnee Hills 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 (3)
- Norman Vincent Peale: Roger Higgins, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charley Grapewin: Originally published in The New York Clipper, December 22, 1900, p. 946., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cindy Blackman: Mandy Hall, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons