Born near Union Township: 11 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Dudley Nichols, was born in Wapakoneta, 8 mi away. Phyllis Diller is the most widely known, written about in 65 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Union Township. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
What stands out about Union Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Union Township
Nobody born in Union Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Phyllis Diller
1917–2012American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist






Louise Clapp
1934–1967All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Union 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)
- Phyllis Diller: User:Brian Hamilton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Jagger: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tanner Buchanan: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Jardine: Louise Palanker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Henderson: Pino alpino, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Roethlisberger: Joey Gannon from Pittsburgh, PA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- June Vincent: trailer screenshot (Universal Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons