
Born near Union Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Milton Caniff, was born in Hillsboro, 7 mi away. No famous person on record lists Union Township as their birthplace yet. New Market Township, which borders it, has one on its list: Granville Barrere. 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
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







Hazel Marie Losh
1898–1978American astronomer and educator
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is New Market Township’s: one name.
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)
- Milton Caniff: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Agler: SusanLesch, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob McEwen: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carey A. Trimble: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Addison Dwiggins: Davi.trip, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred G. Allen: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Parsons Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons