Margaret Peterson Haddix
born 1964American author
Famous people · Union Township
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Union Township
Closest of all is Margaret Peterson Haddix, from Washington Court House, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Norman Vincent Peale, with articles in 40 languages. Next door, Washington Court House lists 9, led by Margaret Peterson Haddix. So far, no famous person on record was born in Union Township.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
13 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
Nobody born in Union Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Travis Shaw
born 1990American professional baseball player
Grayson L. Kirk
1903–1997American political scientist
H. L. Matthews
1889–1975College boxing, baseball, and track coach
Don DeVoe
born 1941American college basketball player, college basketball coach
Norman Vincent Peale
1898–1993American writer and minister
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Around it, Washington Court House has the most people on record, 9 of them.
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 (14)
- Norman Vincent Peale: Roger Higgins, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Bricker: Baker (Columbus, Ohio), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Peterson Haddix: Frypie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William V. Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Carey: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Shaw: Eric Kilby on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James D. Post: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Albert Tiffin Hull: Published in above-mentioned work, which was by Benjamin F. Gue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Granville G. Bennett: Annie D. Tallent, author. Nixon-Jones Printing Co. (St. Louis, MO), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jess Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackson Orr: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- B. C. Edwards: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grayson L. Kirk: Uncredited. Published by the United States Information Service., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Doan La Fetra: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons