Born near Tontogany: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Hazel Stiebeling, was born in Haskins, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Anthony De La Torre, with articles in 9 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Tontogany. Across Ohio, the lists cover 740 towns.
What stands out about Tontogany’s famous people
Famous people born near Tontogany
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Jim Leyland
born 1944Hall of Fame American baseball player and manager




Henry Ware Lawton
1843–1899United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tontogany 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)
- James W. Forsyth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Tracy: Minda Haas Kuhlmann, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Ware Lawton: Alden March, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Glanville: Jim Accordino at https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmyack205/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Donnal: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons