Born near Adams Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Zachary Abel, from Middletown, 6 mi away. Anderson, which borders it, has 49 on its list, the best known Cory Edwards. The best known of them is Cory Edwards, with articles in 27 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Adams Township.
What stands out about Adams Township’s famous people
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.


Ray Enright
1896–1965American film director, screenwriter and film editor



Joseph Swain
1857–1927American academic and ichthyologist
Melvin E. Biddle
1923–2010United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Anderson has the most on record: 49.
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)
- Gary Burton: Tom Beetz @ http://home.hetnet.nl/~tbeetz/index.html, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mack Mattingly: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kellen Dunham: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Wilt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Swain: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harrison R. Kincaid: The Sunday Oregonian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank M. Carlton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

