Famous people · Union Township
Born near Union Township: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Richard Brandt, from Wilmington, 5 mi away. No famous person on record lists Union Township as their birthplace yet. Norman Vincent Peale is the most widely known, written about in 40 languages. The Ohio lists hold names for 711 towns.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Norman Vincent Peale
Best known
Norman Vincent Peale
in 40 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Union Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Union Township
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Norman Vincent Peale
1898–1993American writer and minister
Don DeVoe
born 1941American college basketball player, college basketball coach
John Evans
1814–1897U.S. politician, physician, railroad promoter, and governor
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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)
- Norman Vincent Peale: Roger Higgins, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Bradds: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Agler: SusanLesch, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Borden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Carey: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Lukens: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Addison Dwiggins: Davi.trip, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons