18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Boone Township
Mike Braun is the most widely known, written about in 27 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Boone Township. The nearest, Tim Barrett, was born in Otwell, 5 mi away. No town in Indiana lists more than Gary, with 68.
What stands out about Boone Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Boone Township
Nobody born in Boone Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Daniel M. Buechlein
1938–2018Roman Catholic archbishop in the United States






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Boone 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 (10)
- Mike Braun: United States Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Buse: United States Forest Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Ellsworth: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank W. Milburn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Hall Dillon: State Publishing Company (Pierre, South Dakota), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Farley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Messmer: Governor Eric Holcomb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hale Johnson: Original author unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Coleman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitch Stetter: shgmom56 on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons