Famous people · Walnut Township
Born near Walnut Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Roman Atwood, from Millersport, 2 mi away. The best known of them is John Sherman, with articles in 33 languages. The list for Walnut Township is empty for now. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
John Sherman
Best known
John Sherman
in 33 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Walnut Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Walnut Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
George Amos Dorsey
1868–1931Ethnographer of North American Indians, especially the Mandan tribe
John Sherman
1823–1900American cabinet secretary and senator
John Martin Vorys
1896–1968United States Representative from Ohio's 12th District from 1939 to 1959
Walter Leckrone
1897–1964The town’s pick
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Walnut 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 (7)
- John Sherman: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard F. Outcault: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James J. Jeffries: Not listed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roman Atwood: Tanner Fox on YouTube, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Ewing Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Martin Vorys: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike McCormack: The original uploader was Notmicro at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons