Born near Cedar Creek Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Tyler Johnson, from Grabill, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Carole Lombard, with articles in 64 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Cedar Creek Township. Gary has the most of any town in Indiana: 68.
What stands out about Cedar Creek Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Cedar Creek Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.









Bruce Nauman
born 1941American sculptor and performance artist

Dick York
1928–1992American radio, stage, film, and television actor


Jane E. Henney
born 1947American physician; first woman to be named commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cedar Creek 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)
- Carole Lombard: Metro-Goldwy-Mayer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jenna Fischer: TDKR Chicago 101, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DaMarcus Beasley: Hefebreo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shelley Long: TwinsofSedona, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick York: McDermott Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bowers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Cuppy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bubbles Hargrave: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Reichelderfer: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane E. Henney: Food and Drug Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- MaChelle Joseph: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pinky Hargrave: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rudolph B. Welch: Kansas State Normal School (now Emporia State University), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons