
Born near Union Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Brad Dourif, from Huntington, 4 mi away. Huntington’s list, next door, has 62 names, Brad Dourif first among them. The list for Union Township is empty for now. 726 towns across Ohio can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Union Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Union Township
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Lemuel F. Holland
1840–1914American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient





Fred B. Lambert
1873–1967West Virginia educator and regional historian
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Union Township.
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 (8)
- Brad Dourif: Diane Krauss (DianeAnna), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Massie: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trace Cyrus: Rachel Hofton from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael W. Smith: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Naomi Judd: State Farm, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jillian Hall: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- O. J. Mayo: scott mecum, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wynonna Judd: Fred W. Baker III, US DoD, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
