Famous people · Violet Township
Born near Violet Township: 26 famous people within 35 miles
Annette Echikunwoke, born in Pickerington, 1 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Columbus has the longest list: 26, with Simone Biles at the top. No famous person’s birth in Violet Township is on record yet. The Ohio lists hold names for 705 towns.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
1 mi
Annette Echikunwoke
Best known
Annette Echikunwoke
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Violet Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Violet Township
Nobody born in Violet Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Grace Marie Bareis
1875–1962American mathematician
Joseph O. Gregg
1841–1930American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
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Nearby, Columbus has the most on record, with 26.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Violet 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 (15)
- Annette Echikunwoke: Habst, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James J. Jeffries: Not listed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin Booth: Andrew Hitchcock, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Le'Veon Bell: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Raymond Robinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roman Atwood: Tanner Fox on YouTube, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike McCormack: The original uploader was Notmicro at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dawuane Smoot: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Moore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. Speaks: Baker's Art Gallery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Muszynski: Thomas Savoja, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Elflein: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Brandt: Dianne Johnson, United States Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurie Lea Schaefer: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simone Biles: Ocoudis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons