Famous people · Union Township
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Union Township
Closest of all is Earl Wilson, from Rockford, 7 mi away. Rick Derringer is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. No famous person on record lists Union Township as their birthplace yet. In all of Ohio, the famous people on record come from 745 towns.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Rick Derringer
Best known
Rick Derringer
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Union Township’s famous people
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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.
Mildred Wolfe
1912–2009United States artist based out of Jackson, Mississippi
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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 (6)
- Rick Derringer: Jim Summaria, http://www.jimsummariaphoto.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William K. Howard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Wilson: Ford Motor Company (Allen's radio sponsor). Ford used its advertising agency, J. Walter Thompson, to distribute this publicity material., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Anthony Mooney: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kory Lichtensteiger: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert B. Gordon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons