Famous people · Troy Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Troy Township
Closest of all is Jamie Feick, from Lexington, 4 mi away. Luke Perry is the most widely known, written about in 57 languages. 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.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Luke Perry
Best known
Luke Perry
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Troy Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Troy Township
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Royal D. Suttkus
1920–2009Ichthyologist, founder of a fish collection
Louis Bromfield
1896–1956American author and conservationist
Michael L. Gernhardt
born 1956NASA astronaut and manager of Environmental Physiology Laboratory
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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)
- Luke Perry: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherrod Brown: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Bromfield: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Mainzer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael L. Gernhardt: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert F. Simon: TV episode screenshot (Syndication), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Fenton: Standard Casting Directory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Kurtzman: Tim Blackmon for Galaxy Con, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons