Born near Springfield Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Michael Graves, was born in Maumee, 4 mi away. Katie Holmes is the most widely known, written about in 77 languages. Of the towns next door, Toledo lists the most: 38, with Katie Holmes first. The list for Springfield Township is empty for now.
What stands out about Springfield Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Springfield Township
Nobody born in Springfield Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Jim Leyland
born 1944Hall of Fame American baseball player and manager






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Famous people from the towns next door
Toledo has the longest list next door: 38.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Springfield 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)
- Katie Holmes: Jay Tamboli from Washington, DC, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrianne Palicki: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alyson Stoner: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anita Baker: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman Spitzer: NASA APPEL Knowledge Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Bennett: SWinxy, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James W. Forsyth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Donnal: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons


