Famous people · Brown Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Brown Township
The nearest, R. Norval Garrett, was born in Kennard, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Charles A. Beard, with articles in 36 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Brown Township. Of the towns next door, Green Township lists Charles L. Henry.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Charles A. Beard
Best known
Charles A. Beard
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Brown Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Brown Township
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Morris Sparks
1872–1950United States federal judge
James Whitcomb Riley
1849–1916American poet from Indianapolis
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Close by, Green Township counts one famous person.
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 (8)
- Charles A. Beard: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Whitcomb Riley: Photo copyrighted by Moffett, Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford M. Hardin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest Lewis: NBC Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Dismore: Doctorindy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kellen Dunham: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Wilt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles L. Henry: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons