13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Winchester Township
The nearest, Floyd L. Brown, was born in Seaman, 5 mi away. Mills Gardner is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. No famous person’s birth in Winchester Township is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
What stands out about Winchester Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Winchester Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


George Bare
1899–1981American military officer and modern pentathlete





Archelaus D. Marsh
1844–1904Politician from Celina, Ohio, United States

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Winchester 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)
- Mills Gardner: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Damien Burroughs: Australian Paralympic Committee, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles L. Swain: Baker's Art Gallery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archelaus D. Marsh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Bare: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Pelfrey: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Means: Daderot, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Blackburn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons