14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Taylor Township
Wallace Clement Sabine, born in Richwood, 8 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Taylor Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54. After Warren, the next longest list in Ohio is Hamilton’s, with 51.
What stands out about Taylor Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Taylor Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Cornelia Cole Fairbanks
1852–1913Second Lady of the United States from 1905 to 1909


Bob Shaw
1921–2011American and Canadian football player, coach, and executive




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Taylor 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 (7)
- Cornelia Cole Fairbanks: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norton P. Chipman: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas B. Ward: Charles Elmer Rice, author. Aden Pim & Sons (Damascus, OH), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Shaw: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Griffith: Derivative work: Patrick87, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert H. Marriott: Work for hire, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Cranston: Henry Thompson Martin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons