10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Union Township
The best known of them is John Glenn, with articles in 83 languages. Del Anderson, born in New Concord, 3 mi away, is the closest. The list for Union Township is empty for now. Across Ohio, the lists cover 774 towns.
What stands out about Union Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Union Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






Kevin Martin
born 1983American basketball player (born February 01, 1983)
William E. Forsythe
1881–1969American physicist
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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)
- John Glenn: U.S. Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zane Grey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Basehart: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cass Gilbert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Martin: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Finch: FanDuel, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons