Famous people · Barkley Township
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Barkley Township
The nearest, Steve Buyer, was born in Rensselaer, 7 mi away. Geneva Mitchell is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. No entry yet names Barkley Township as a birthplace. 390 towns in Indiana have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Geneva Mitchell
Best known
Geneva Mitchell
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Barkley Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Barkley Township
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson
1863–1942American author, journalist and teacher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Barkley 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)
- Geneva Mitchell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Buyer: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus Phillips: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles A. Halleck: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Harmon: J. Frederick Rentschler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Faris: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Stephen Kanne: U.S. 7th Circuit Court, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons