Born near Anderson Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Tim Whelan is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. The nearest, Paul D. Etienne, was born in Tell City, 8 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Anderson Township yet. 406 towns in Indiana have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Anderson Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Anderson Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Howard Schnellenberger
1934–2021American football player and coach




Eli Houston Murray
1843–1896Governor of Utah Territory between 1880 and 1886

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Anderson 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 (8)
- Jay Cutler: Onetwo1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wiley Rutledge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Hoeppel: "Burlington Free Press" (Burlington, VT)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sue Ellspermann: U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Larissa Greatwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin D. Patrick: War Department. Army War College. Historical Section. World War I Branch. ca. 1918-ca. 1948, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Schnellenberger: MerlinsMagic, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Cox: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eli Houston Murray: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons