
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Turtle Creek Township
The nearest, J. Edward Russell, was born in Sidney, 5 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Turtle Creek Township. The best known of them is Dominic Salvatore Gentile, with articles in 10 languages. Across Ohio, the lists cover 735 towns.
What stands out about Turtle Creek Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Turtle Creek Township
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



George Clyde Fisher
1878–1949American curator at the American Museum of Natural History and later the head of the Hayden Planetarium





Edward Conradi
1869–1944American academic administrator


William H. Pitsenbarger
1944–1966United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Turtle Creek 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 (11)
- Dominic Salvatore Gentile: U.S. Army Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Joseph Enneking: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Pitsenbarger: US Air Force Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Edward Russell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jared Hoying: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John G. Mitchell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Marshall: The Terry Eng. Co. , Columbus Ohio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Clyde Fisher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Henry Goeke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Flanagan: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Conradi: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons