Famous people · Wayne Township
8 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wayne Township
Closest of all is Welcome Gaston, from Senecaville, 4 mi away. No entry yet names Wayne Township as a birthplace. The best known of them is Nathan B. Scott, with articles in 10 languages. The longest list in Ohio is Warren’s, with 54 names.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Nathan B. Scott
Best known
Nathan B. Scott
in 10 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wayne Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wayne Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Margaret Keenan Harrais
1872–1964U.S. commissioner; deputy magistrate; temperance activist; suffragist
James M. Tuttle
1823–1892United States Army general during American Civil War
William Lawrence
1814–1895American politician from Ohio
Mahlon Haines
1875–1962American businessman and philanthropist
Herbert F. Christian
1912–1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wayne 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 (8)
- Nathan B. Scott: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lawrence: Julian Vannerson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert F. Christian: US Army photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Lawrence: unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Tuttle: Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Keenan Harrais: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Welcome Gaston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mahlon Haines: Eliott, Joseph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons