Famous people · Brown Township
Born near Brown Township: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Cal Collins, from Medora, 10 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Brown Township is on record yet. The best known of them is Gus Grissom, with articles in 54 languages. 402 towns in Indiana have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Gus Grissom
Best known
Gus Grissom
in 54 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Brown Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Brown Township
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Alexander Parsons Martin
1827–1916American missionary and translator in China
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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 (6)
- John Hay: Copyrighted by Hollinger & Rockey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gale Robbins: CBS-Columbia Broadcasting System-Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Newton Booth: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erin Houchin: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Pickler: George Washington Kingsbury, (1837-1925)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Alexander Parsons Martin: Not identified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons