John Evans
1814–1897U.S. politician, physician, railroad promoter, and governor
Famous people · Wayne Township
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wayne Township
John Evans, born in Waynesville, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Brooklyn Decker, with articles in 41 languages. No famous person on record lists Wayne Township as their birthplace yet. 711 of the towns in Ohio list at least one person.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Brooklyn Decker
Best known
Brooklyn Decker
in 41 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wayne Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wayne Township
Nobody born in Wayne Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
John Chivington
1821–1894Former Methodist pastor and colonel in the United States Volunteers
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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)
- Brooklyn Decker: Porter Hovey at http://www.porterhovey.com/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Dyrdek: Michelle Vink, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chip Reese: Photos by flipchip / LasVegasVegas.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Rolfe: Lars Schmidt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Paxson: Portland Trail Blazers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Chivington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Mangold: original: Anthony Quintanoderivative: Diddykong1130, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert C. Schenck: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons