
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Brown Township
Closest of all is Morton C. Hunter, from Versailles, 7 mi away. William Jordan is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. The list for Brown Township is empty for now. 407 towns across Indiana can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Brown Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Brown Township
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Richard Harbert Smith
1894–1957Professor and researcher of aeronautical engineering



Sherrill Cheda
1936–2008American-Canadian librarian, writer, and feminist



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brown 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 (11)
- Ronald G. Douglas: Schmid, Renate, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason B. Brown: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morton C. Hunter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grover Hartley: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton S. Robinson: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry C. Canfield: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Harbert Smith: Prof. Richard Harbert Smith (MIT) (Life time: July 6, 1957), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Justis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Plump: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julius Wayland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Hopkins Struever: Connor Lanman, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons