Famous people · Adams Township
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Adams Township
Closest of all is Claude R. Wickard, from Camden, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Ashba, with articles in 25 languages. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68. Muncie has the second-longest list in Indiana, after Gary, with 68.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Ashba
Best known
Ashba
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Adams Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Adams Township
Nobody born in Adams Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Walter B. Rogers
1865–1939American cornet player, conductor and composer
Ralph Canine
1895–1969First director of the United States' National Security Agency
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Adams 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)
- Ashba: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses E. Clapp: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles S. Hartman: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William V. Lucas: William Vincent Lucas (1835-1921)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude R. Wickard: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Canine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter B. Rogers: Jackson, Tacoma, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons