Famous people · West Rushville
Born near West Rushville: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Benjamin Hanby, was born in Rushville, 1 mi away. John Sherman is the most widely known, written about in 33 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in West Rushville. In all of Ohio, the famous people on record come from 754 towns.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
John Sherman
Best known
John Sherman
in 33 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Rushville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Rushville
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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 West Rushville 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
- 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
- Walter Ellsworth Brehm: Collection of the U.S. House of Representative, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons