Famous people · Silvercreek Township
Born near Silvercreek Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Gary Bradds, born in Jamestown, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Norman Vincent Peale, with articles in 40 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Silvercreek Township. 705 towns in Ohio have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Norman Vincent Peale
Best known
Norman Vincent Peale
in 40 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Silvercreek Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Silvercreek Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Norman Vincent Peale
1898–1993American writer and minister
H. L. Matthews
1889–1975College boxing, baseball, and track coach
Don DeVoe
born 1941American college basketball player, college basketball coach
L. Orin Slagle
?–2006The town’s pick
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Silvercreek 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 (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
- Gary Bradds: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons