
Born near Carter Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Florence Henderson, was born in Dale, 2 mi away. Next door, the list for Santa Claus holds Jay Cutler. No famous person on record lists Carter Township as their birthplace yet. 381 towns across Indiana can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Carter Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Carter Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Howard Schnellenberger
1934–2021American football player and coach



Benjamin Franklin Miessner
1890–1976Controversial American physicist and inventor
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Santa Claus’, with one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carter 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)
- Florence Henderson: ABC Television., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Cutler: Onetwo1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Buse: United States Forest Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sue Ellspermann: U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Larissa Greatwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Schnellenberger: MerlinsMagic, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Coleman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitch Stetter: shgmom56 on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Kaiser: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
