9 famous people were born within 35 miles of South Solon
Closest of all is Neb Stewart, from South Charleston, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Norman Vincent Peale, with articles in 40 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in South Solon. Famous people are on record for 747 of the towns in Ohio.

What stands out about South Solon’s famous people
Famous people born near South Solon
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
L. Orin Slagle
?–2006H. L. Matthews
1889–1975College boxing, baseball, and track coach

Norman Vincent Peale
1898–1993American writer and minister
Jenny Mae
1968–2017American indie rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Solon 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 (1)
- Norman Vincent Peale: Roger Higgins, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons