Born near Cass Township: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Ashba is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. Closest of all is Russell Barr Williamson, from Royal Center, 7 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Cass Township yet. No town in Indiana lists more than Gary, with 68.
What stands out about Cass Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Cass Township
Nobody born in Cass Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





George R. Dale
1867–1936American mayor and newspaper editor


John Buchanan
1917–2007Professor of biochemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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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 (7)
- Ashba: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles S. Hartman: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anita Allen: "U.S. Army photo", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Haley: Zach Catanzareti, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George R. Dale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- B. J. Hollars: Brian Hollars, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Irelan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons