Born near Spring Valley Township: 21 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Eleanor Parker, with articles in 51 languages. The nearest, Erma Bombeck, was born in Bellbrook, 5 mi away. Charley Grapewin leads the 43 names listed next door in Xenia. The list for Spring Valley Township is empty for now.
What stands out about Spring Valley Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Spring Valley Township
Nobody born in Spring Valley Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


John Evans
1814–1897U.S. politician, physician, railroad promoter, and governor











Whitelaw Reid
1837–1912American journalist, diplomat and historian

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Famous people from the towns next door
Xenia leads the towns around it, with 43 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Spring Valley 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 (14)
- Eleanor Parker: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brooklyn Decker: Porter Hovey at http://www.porterhovey.com/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charley Grapewin: Originally published in The New York Clipper, December 22, 1900, p. 946., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Dyrdek: Michelle Vink, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chip Reese: Photos by flipchip / LasVegasVegas.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Rolfe: Lars Schmidt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Miller: Ron Baker (Kingsnake), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Paxson: Portland Trail Blazers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Turner: Octagon, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Mangold: original: Anthony Quintanoderivative: Diddykong1130, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Thuney: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitelaw Reid: User Darwinek on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr.: Not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James H. Kyle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
