
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of York Township
The best known of them is Erik Palmer-Brown, with articles in 20 languages. Charles Haubiel, born in Delta, 3 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in York Township. The longest list in Ohio is Warren’s, with 54 names.
What stands out about York Township’s famous people
Famous people born near York Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



James Massey
1934–2013American information theorist and cryptologist




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is York 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 (7)
- Erik Palmer-Brown: Werner100359, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barney Oldfield: Albert Witzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Massey: Unbekannt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Neff: BillCramer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Mourdock: IN.gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Haubiel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Philip Hahn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons