10 famous people were born within 35 miles of St. Joseph Township
The best known of them is Terence T. Henricks, with articles in 17 languages. Denny Stark, born in Edgerton, 2 mi away, is the closest. 735 towns in Ohio have at least one famous person on record. The longest list in Ohio is Warren’s, with 54 names.
What stands out about St. Joseph Township’s famous people
Famous people born near St. Joseph Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Cook Lougheed
1922–2008Fort Wayne entrepreneur, civic leader and philanthropist

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Joseph 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 (5)
- Terence T. Henricks: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Cramer: Mascot Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Siple: Ed Palumbo/World Telegram photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Carpenter: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ned Garver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons