Born near Van Buren Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Mark York, born in Arcanum, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Clayton Murphy, with articles in 18 languages. In Ohio, 770 towns have someone on the list. No famous person on record lists Van Buren Township as their birthplace yet.

What stands out about Van Buren Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Van Buren Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

William W. Ullery
1897–1989American football player and football/basketball coach
Harry Willis Miller
1879–1977American physician and Seventh-day Adventist missionary
Samuel Kinsey
1832–1883Christian minister and leader of the reactionary wing of the German Baptist Brethren
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Van Buren 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 (1)
- Clayton Murphy: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons