Famous people · Westfield Township
Born near Westfield Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Rutherford B. Hayes is the most widely known, written about in 139 languages. Of the bordering towns, Peru Township has a list, with Richard Dillingham. The nearest, Henry C. McWhorter, was born in Ashley, 3 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Westfield Township.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Rutherford B. Hayes
Best known
Rutherford B. Hayes
in 139 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Westfield Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Westfield Township
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Rutherford B. Hayes
1822–1893President of the United States from 1877 to 1881
Florence Harding
1860–1924First Lady of the United States from 1921 to 1923
Horace Newton Allen
1858–1932American missionary, diplomat, physician
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Nearby, Peru Township has the most on record: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Westfield 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 (6)
- Rutherford B. Hayes: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- F. Sherwood Rowland: Markus Pössel (Mapos), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence Harding: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aubrey Huff: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Newton Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Graves Sharp: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons