Born near North Centre Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Haldan Keffer Hartline is the most widely known, written about in 51 languages. Closest of all is Kent Shelhamer, from Orangeville, 3 mi away. No famous person’s birth in North Centre Township is on record yet. Next door, Fishing Creek Township lists one, Charles R. Buckalew.
What stands out about North Centre Township’s famous people
Famous people born near North Centre Township
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Haldan Keffer Hartline
1903–1983American neuroscientist


Richard Sharpe Shaver
1907–1975American writer and conspiracy theorist



Pamela Ribon
born 1975American screenwriter, author and actress


Ruth Williams
1926–2005All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player

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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Fishing Creek Township has the most on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Centre 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 (12)
- Haldan Keffer Hartline: Bell Telephone Company Uploaded by Simtropolitan at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Krysten Ritter: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Woodin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Eugene Lutz: Dwhitten009, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Canzler: Erik Drost on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pamela Ribon: Genevieve719, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren P. Noble: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter F. Rothermel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jared Solomon: Jeffrey Hayes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- R. Bruce Ricketts: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles R. Buckalew: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Wallace Oman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

