Born near South Bloomfield Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Harry Steel, born in Sparta, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Paul Lynde, with articles in 20 languages. No famous person on record lists South Bloomfield Township as their birthplace yet. Across Ohio, 771 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about South Bloomfield Township’s famous people
Famous people born near South Bloomfield Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Bloomfield 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)
- Paul Lynde: ABC Television Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Dill: The original uploader was CongressRecords at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Sheldon Norton: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Emmett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Blaney: Kim Phillips, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles F. West: Collection of the U.S. House of Representative, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benton Jay Hall: Thomas William Herringshaw, author. W. H. Ives & Co. (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lansford Hastings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons