
Born near Cass Township: 24 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, William Harrison Hays, was born in Sullivan, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Phil Harris, with articles in 25 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Cass Township yet. Gary’s 68 names make the longest list in Indiana.
What stands out about Cass Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Cass Township
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.












Dorothy Mengering
1921–2017American television personality, 1921-2017



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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 (15)
- Phil Harris: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Harrison Hays: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett Sanders: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- D. Bailey Merrill: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Aydelotte: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Porter Bridwell: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Richard Gregg: Politicsislife, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Springer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl E. McGowan: George Augusta, under commission of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Bennett: Detroit Free Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William McKendree Springer: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. J. Graves: Bradjward, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Melville Glenn: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mal Moss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James K. Gilman: lori calvillo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons