Taft
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There are many famous people named Taft; most of them hail from the same political dynasty in Ohio. They include:
- William Howard Taft, Chief Justice of the United States and 27th President of United States
- Robert Alphonso Taft, United States Senator from Ohio, son of the Chief Justice
- Robert Taft, Jr., United States Senator from Ohio, son of the above-named Senator,
- Bob Taft, Governor of Ohio, son, grandson, and great-grandson of the above three men.
- Horace Dutton Taft, brother of the Chief Justice, and founder of the Taft School.
(See Taft family)
Other people named Taft, but not members of the above family, include:
- Lorado Taft, American sculptor
- Robert F. Taft, SJ, specialist in Byzantine Liturgical studies
Taft is also the name of several towns, located in at least three countries.
- Taft, Yazd
- Taft, Alabama
- Taft, California
- Taft, Florida
- Taft, Kentucky
- Taft, Louisiana
- Taft, Minnesota
- Taft, Missouri
- Taft, Montana
- Taft, North Dakota
- Taft, Oklahoma
- Taft, Oregon
- Taft, South Carolina
- Taft, Tennessee
- Taft, Texas
- Taft, Virginia