Famous people · Summit Township
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Summit Township
Closest of all is Charles Dorr, from Miltonsburg, 5 mi away. William Crittenden Mooney is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. In all of Ohio, the famous people on record come from 709 towns. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Summit Township.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
William Crittenden Mooney
Best known
William Crittenden Mooney
in 7 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Summit Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Summit Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Gladstone Steel
1854–1934Crater Lake promoter and mail carrier
William Crittenden Mooney
1855–1918American politician, Ohio
Merriman Colbert Harris
1846–1921American Christian missionary to Japan
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Summit 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)
- William Crittenden Mooney: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Dorr: Neale Publishing Company (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Merriman Colbert Harris: 守部喜雅, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Gladstone Steel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sad Sam Jones: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sophie Naylor Grubb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Gwinn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Okey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons