Born near Boone Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Russell Barr Williamson, born in Royal Center, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Greg Kinnear, with articles in 49 languages. No famous person on record lists Boone Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
What stands out about Boone Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Boone Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Zara A. Wilson
born 1840American lawyer, social reformer


Clara Ingram Judson
1879–1960American children's writer, biographies

John Buchanan
1917–2007Professor of biochemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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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 (6)
- Ann Christy: Gene Kornman (1897–1978), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edna Goodrich: Bain News Service publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anita Allen: "U.S. Army photo", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Haley: Zach Catanzareti, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Irelan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zara A. Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons