19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Germany Township
Closest of all is Halo Meadows, from Littlestown, 1 mi away. Rita Mae Brown is the most widely known, written about in 34 languages. Next door, Littlestown lists 3, led by Joseph A. Goulden. The list for Germany Township is empty for now.
What stands out about Germany Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Germany Township
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Rita Mae Brown
born 1944Novelist, poet, screenwriter, activist




Sargent Shriver
1915–2011American diplomat, politician and activist



Chrystelle Trump Bond
1938–2020American dancer and historian
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Germany Township.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Germany 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 (9)
- Rita Mae Brown: Peter Cunningham, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sargent Shriver: Rowland Scherman, Peace Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Oakley: Bill Oakley, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Flutie: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremiah Morrow: From a John H. Witt painting at Ohio Statehouse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Seabrook: Robert H. (Hobart) Davis (1869–1942), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Luther Long: Not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Milton Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph A. Goulden: U.S. Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
