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Famous people · Springfield Township

Springfield Township has one famous person on record

Aquilla Coonrod was born in 1831. That places their birth in the early republic. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. Next door, Stryker lists one, Frank C. Kniffin.

Born here
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notable people
Best known
Aquilla Coonrod
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1831
Aquilla Coonrod
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known

Born in Springfield Township

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Military

Aquilla Coonrod

1831–1884

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient; first white child born in Williams County, Ohio.

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Close by, Stryker counts one famous person.

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. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.

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  • Frank C. Kniffin: Collection of the U.S. House of Representative, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons