Born near Cass Township: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Bumper Tormohlen, from Holland, 2 mi away. Florence Henderson is the most widely known, written about in 32 languages. No entry yet names Cass Township as a birthplace. The longest list in Indiana is Gary’s, with 68 names.
What stands out about Cass Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Cass Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.











Daniel M. Buechlein
1938–2018Roman Catholic archbishop in the United States


Howard Schnellenberger
1934–2021American football player and coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cass 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 (13)
- Florence Henderson: ABC Television., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Braun: United States Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Cutler: Onetwo1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Buse: United States Forest Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Ellsworth: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank W. Milburn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Hall Dillon: State Publishing Company (Pierre, South Dakota), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Messmer: Governor Eric Holcomb, 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