Famous people · Troy Township
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Troy Township
Danny Hall, born in Coolville, 2 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Troy Township is on record yet. The best known of them is Deron Williams, with articles in 38 languages. 745 towns in Ohio have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Deron Williams
Best known
Deron Williams
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Troy Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Troy Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Edwin Catmull
born 1945American computer scientist and former president of Pixar
Paul Dooley
born 1928American actor, writer, and comedian
Morgan Spurlock
1970–2024American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer
Mary Emilie Holmes
1849–1906American geologist, palaeontologist, teacher and philanthropist (d. 1906)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Troy 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)
- Deron Williams: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Catmull: VES_Awards_89.jpg: Jeff Heusser derivative work: Ahonc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Dooley: Paul J. Alessi aka pjalessi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Willis Ritchey: Kowloonese at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bantz J. Craddock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Emilie Holmes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cale Conley: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Hall: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons