Famous people · Cass Township
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cass Township
John D. Works, born in Rising Sun, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is James Buchanan Eads, with articles in 15 languages. No entry yet names Cass Township as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
James Buchanan Eads
Best known
James Buchanan Eads
in 15 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cass Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cass Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Michael Callen
1955–1993American writer, musician and AIDS activist
Richard Yates
1815–187313th Governor of Illinois, U.S. Senator
James Buchanan Eads
1820–1887American civil engineer
James Henry Lane
1814–1866American Senator and Union Army general
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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 (8)
- James Buchanan Eads: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Schoenefeld: Governor Eric Holcomb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Henry Lane: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Yates: Brady-Handy collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry G. Blasdel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Coit Spooner: J. J. Cade, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John D. Works: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elwood Mead: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons