Famous people · Big Creek Township
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Big Creek Township
Harry Frieda, born in Chalmers, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Ashba, with articles in 25 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Big Creek Township. 409 towns across Indiana can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Ashba
Best known
Ashba
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Big Creek Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Big Creek Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Al Humphreys
1902–1962American football coach and college athletics administrator
David M. Shoup
1904–1983United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Walter B. Rogers
1865–1939American cornet player, conductor and composer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Big Creek 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
- David M. Shoup: United States Marine corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William V. Lucas: William Vincent Lucas (1835-1921)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter B. Rogers: Jackson, Tacoma, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Whistler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons