15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Zane Township
The nearest, Paul P. Yoder, was born in West Liberty, 9 mi away. Kin Hubbard is the most widely known, written about in 22 languages. The list for Zane Township is empty for now. The Ohio lists hold names for 710 towns.
What stands out about Zane Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Zane Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Melville J. Herskovits
1895–1963American anthropologist




Cornelia Cole Fairbanks
1852–1913Second Lady of the United States from 1905 to 1909

John W. Grabiel
1867–1928Ohio and Arkansas lawyer; Republican politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Zane 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)
- Kin Hubbard: Published by Teachers Journal Printing Co, Marion, Ind, 1908, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Ratleff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cornelia Cole Fairbanks: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sami Callihan: Marshall658, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norton P. Chipman: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Otten: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas B. Ward: Charles Elmer Rice, author. Aden Pim & Sons (Damascus, OH), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons