
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of East Drumore Township
The nearest, Edwin Duing Eshleman, was born in Quarryville, 3 mi away. Over the border in Colerain Township, 2 names are on record, led by William Cameron Sproul. The best known of them is James Ross, with articles in 9 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in East Drumore Township.
What stands out about East Drumore Township’s famous people
Famous people born near East Drumore Township
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Samuel Stanhope Smith
1751–1819American clergyman and educator (1751–1819); president of Princeton university




James Alexander, Jr.
1789–1846United States Representative from Ohio



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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Colerain Township has the most people on record, 2 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Drumore 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 (11)
- James Ross: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Hayes Agnew: n.s., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Walton Griest: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Alan Pownall: United States Navy photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Pugh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Duing Eshleman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Stanhope Smith: Charles B. Lawrence, American, active 1813–1825, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Dale Stewart: United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. U. Hensel: Not stated (Life time: Not stated), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman T. Kirk: United States Army Official Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Cameron Sproul: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

